Manure injection offers hope, challenge for restoring Chesapeake water quality

Manure injection offers hope, challenge for restoring Chesapeake water quality

Widespread adoption by dairy farmers of injecting manure into the soil instead of spreading it on the surface could be crucial to restoring Chesapeake Bay water quality, according to researchers who compared phosphorus runoff from fields treated by both methods.

Images speak @ the 2019 SeedConnect holding in Abuja

Images speak @ the 2019 SeedConnect holding in Abuja

 Images speak @ the 2019 SeedConnect holding in Abuja.... see more images below....

Biologists identify honeybee 'clean' genes known for improving survival

Biologists identify honeybee 'clean' genes known for improving survival

The key to breeding disease-resistant honeybees could lie in a group of genes -- known for controlling hygienic behaviour -- that enable colonies to limit the spread of harmful mites and bacteria, according to genomics research conducted at York University.

IAR cropping scheme comes up April 16th

IAR 

Researchers, scientists, extension officers, farmers and agro inputs dealers and agro engineers will by this week Tuesday converged at the Institute for Agricultural Research, Samaru, Zaria for a review of last year (2018) planting seasons towards a new plan for the current 2019 agricultural activities.

Gum Arabic: Nigerian export drops from $43.55m

Gum Arabic

Nigeria has not been earning the expected foreign exchange potential in gum arabic as she declined from 43.55 million dollars estimated export earnings and may have decided to establish a Scientific Research Centre in her quest for a chunk of the world market.

Planting small seeds simply: The allure of the slide hammer seeder

Maize

The development of a simply made and easy-to-use planting device could make growing important herbs and beneficial insect-attracting plants significantly more efficient and effective. The low-cost tool, known as the Slide Hammer Seeder (a jab-style seeder), gives farmers and gardeners specific control in sowing plants with very small seeds.

Climate change may affect ecological interactions among species

Climate change may affect ecological interactions among species

With herbivores, omnivores, carnivores, insectivores, frugivores, scavengers and decomposers, Earth's ecosystems function within a vast web of interactions among plants, animals, insects, fungi and microorganisms.

NASC, others march for quality as preparation begins for 2019 seedconnect

Issue warning to adulterated seed sellers

As preparations begin for the 2019 Seedconnect Conference and Expo in Abuja scheduled to hold on the 15^th-16^th of April 2019, the National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC), with its partners and board of Trustee have taken to a march from the Federal Secretariat to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) to continue the cry for quality seeds in the Nigerian Agricultural sector for better yield in food production across the country.

Scientists use machine learning to ID source of Salmonella

Scientists use machine learning to ID source of Salmonella

A team of scientists led by researchers at the University of Georgia Center for Food Safety in Griffin has developed a machine-learning approach that could lead to quicker identification of the animal source of certain Salmonella outbreaks.

Oil Palm Association’s election postponement generates heat

  Stakeholders complain of foreign influence....

The election expected to produce a new leadership for the National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria (NPPAN) was yesterday shifted by three months, to June 12, 2019.