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Agricultural research powers innovation from crop resilience to food safety.

ASPB supports increased funding for USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to sustain long-term, science-driven impact.

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#AgResearch #PlantScience #SciencePolicy

Economists ring alarm bells on ag R&D landscape Several trends in the agricultural research and development landscape are causing consternation for U.S. and international economists, with public investment cratering just as productivity headwinds p...

lnkd.in/giVm5gvv Yes! China spends twice what we do on #agresearch The disinvestment in both ag #research and building the pipeline of young ag and food scientists will hobble US #innovation and competitiveness for years to come.

www.agri-pulse.com/articles/244...

The SC-1 Leaf Porometer delivers quick, accurate readings to answer questions about plant stress, water use, and physiological response under real conditions.

Learn more: metergroup.com/products/sc-...

#PlantPhysiology #EnvironmentalMonitoring #PrecisionAg #AgResearch #CropManagement

Biennial Report Highlights from two years of CSANR research and partnerships delivering practical solutions for agriculture and natural resources.

Research. Partnerships. Results.

The 2024–2025 CSANR Biennial Report highlights measurable impact across Washington state.

🔗 csanr.wsu.edu/biennial-rep...

#AgResearch #WSUExtension #ClimateResilience #WSU

Pioneering Morris ag research lab is down to three scientists The lab, which pioneered promising crops for sustainable aviation and is one of only two research operations of it kind, is among many ag science sites feeling federal cuts.

🌱 For 70+ years, the North Central Soils Lab in Morris, MN has studied crops that clean air & water. Federal funding cuts hurt farmers & rural communities. #RuralInnovation #CleanWater #SupportScience #AgResearch #MNAg #SustainableFarming #ClimateAction

Econometrics vs. reality: Evaluating New #Breeding Technologies in #Africa may need more than numbers 🌱 Research into #FarmingSystems is needed complement traditional approaches and capture real farm-level impacts 🌾 #AgResearch #NBTs
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With new funding from the Gates Foundation, IGI's Venkatesan Sundaresan & Myeong-Je Cho, will develop new self-cloning mustard and millet in collaboration with researchers in India. Learn more: innovativegenomics.org/news/expandi... #AgResearch #FoodSecurity

Indian Head Research farm closing due to federal cutbacks | The-14 Federal cutbacks will close the historic Indian Head Research Farm, ending 138 years of agricultural research and threatening jobs and rural livelihoods. Canada

Indian Head Research farm closing due to federal cutbacks
#IndigenousPeoples #Saskatchewan #Canada #IndianHead #Agriculture #Research #PublicService #FederalCuts #RuralCanada #FoodSecurity #Farming #AgResearch #Jobs #Unions #Economy #Politics #Science
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#FoSSNet Conference, Lund, 9-11 June 2026. Submit an abstract to our session in Stream2: Do we have all the necessary elements for transformation by innovation? https://fossnet.eu/conference/lundconference2026/ #AKIS #agresearch #agriculture_research #agrifood #transformation @scifoodhealth.bsky […]

FoSSNet Lund 2026 - Second European Food Systems Science Conference - FoSSNet The second FoSSNet Conference will take place from 9 to 11 June 2026, in Lund. Click below to know how you can participate.

#FoSSNet Conference, Lund, 9-11 June 2026. Submit an abstract to our session in Stream2: Do we have all the necessary elements for transformation by innovation? fossnet.eu/conference/l... #AKIS #agresearch #agriculture_research #agrifood #transformation @scifoodhealth.bsky.social

Biologists and Engineers Follow Goopy Clues to Plant-Wilting Bacteria Slippery, drippy goop makes Ralstonia bacteria devastating killers of plants, causing rapid wilting in tomato, potato and a wide range of other crops, according to new research. The work, published Ja...

www.ucdavis.edu/news/biologi... @ucdavis #plantpathogens #bacteria #biofilms Funded by #USDA and National Science Foundation (#NSF) - Why investing in #agresearch is so important - achieve breakthroughs like this.

🎓 Meet Dr David Cutress — Lecturer and Connect Project Manager at IBERS.
He bridges research and farming, tackling everything from soil health to sheep parasites.

Also an avid artist and singer!

#MeetTheTeam #IBERS #FarmingConnect #AgResearch

RELEASE: Farm Bill Extension and FY26 USDA Funding Fall Flat

thebreakthrough.org/press/releas... #FarmBill Yes huge missed opportunity for #agriculture and food #research funding especially since China spends more than 2X what US spends of #agresearch funding

Legumes in Science and Practice - legumehub.eu Call for papers: The Legumes in Science and Practice conference invites submissions until 30 November 2025. Explore how grain and forage legumes can drive sustainable agriculture, support biodiversity...

🌱 Call for Papers: Legumes in Science and Practice 2025
Deadline: 30 Nov 2025

Share your research on how legumes advance sustainable, climate-smart farming 🌾

🔗 legumehub.eu/news/legumes-in-science-and-practice-call-for-papers-2025/
#Legumes #AgResearch #Sustainability #CallForPapers

🐄 Fertility varies among young female cows (heifers). Until recently, the Angus HeiferSELECT index focused on growth and carcase traits, not fertility.

💡A new study by Angus Australia and @csiropublishing.bsky.social added a fertility measure, #HeiferConception into the index.

#AgResearch

​Join us for a special online guest talk with Dr. Dario Fornara, Research Director of the European Regenerative Organic Center (EROC) in Parma, Italy.

Register here: vist.ly/482u3

#climateeducation #organic #agriculture #agresearch #sustainability #eroc #organicag #regenerativeagriculture

🎣🐟 Save the Date!

Join us at KSU’s Largemouth Bass Farming Conference 🐟
📅 Dec 5, 2025
📍 Benson Research Farm, Frankfort, KY

KSU aquaculture professors will share expertise + exciting new research on bass farming!

#KSU #Aquaculture #BassFarming #LargemouthBass #SustainableAquaculture #AgResearch

FFAR Announces New Innovator in Food & Agriculture Research Awardees Today, the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) announced the 11 recipients of the 2024 New Innovator in Food & Agriculture Research Award (New Innovator Award), an award granted to early...

Here’s the formal announcement with details on the 2024 New Innovator Awardees: foundationfar.org/news/ffar-an...
Proud to represent @SUNYOneonta and keep advancing rice paddy soil biogeochemistry research.

#SUNYOneonta #maguffinlab #FFAR #SoilScience #AgResearch

Cover Crop Variety Research Soil Education, Consulting, Cover Crop Seed & Equipment Sales, Grant Writing, Prairie Restoration.

☕ Web Chick Update
🔷 New insights from Hoorman Soil Health’s latest blog: 3 years of cover crop variety trials across five states reveal that diverse mixtures planted earlier, especially after wheat, significantly boost biomass and nutrient uptake

#WebChickUpdate #SoilHealth #CoverCrops #AgResearch

Determinants of women’s empowerment in the context of sustained adoption of improved crop varieties in rural Eastern Uganda <p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" dir="auto" id="P000001">Background: Women play an important role in agricultural production worldwide, and their empowerment in agr...

🔓📗 'Determinants of women’s empowerment in the context of sustained adoption of improved crop varieties in rural Eastern Uganda' - an #OpenAccess CABI Agriculture and Bioscience research article on #ScienceOpen:

🖇️ @cabi-org.bsky.social #WomenInAg #ImprovedSeeds #RuralEmpowerment #AgResearch

Paige, Bri, Sue, and Danielle posing together in a dirt field.

Paige examining farming equipment.

Bri, Paige, and Danielle speaking to a farmer in the field.

Danielle, Bri, and Sue smiling together for a selfie in the barn.

Boots on the ground, science in action! 👩‍🌾 PRI Germplasm Curator Paige joined researchers in the @rheelab.bsky.social this week to begin fieldwork on pennycress – a humble "weed" with big potential for pollinators, soil health, & even biofuels!

#Pennycress #PlantResilience #PlantScience #AgResearch

Alberta Canola’s 2025 Research Tour brought farmers, researchers & industry together for 2 days of learning across southern Alberta. Topics ranged from pest management, irrigation efficiency, canola meal in dairy feed, and more— driving collaboration & innovation. #AgResearch #canola #westcdnag

A thought-provoking talk by Cary Fowler on “Food Security in 2050: 3 AM Worries” at #PlantBio2025. Insights on global priorities in R&D investment. Are we going in the right direction to achieve food security and the roles of the US? 🌍🌾 #AgResearch #FoodSecurity

Call: SFIAR Award 2024 The Swiss Forum for International Agricultural Research (SFIAR) offers an annual Award for graduates and scientists of a Swiss institution who work in agricultural research for development. Deadline f...

Swiss agricultural graduates! 🇨🇭

Final call for the SFIAR Award, recognizing Master's or PhD theses is in ag research for development, with up to CHF 5,000.

Deadline: 4 August 2025. Apply now!

sfiar.ch/award

#SFIAR #AgResearch #PhD #Masters

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🌽 Improved seeds = better harvests.

@ifpri.org’s DNA study in Ethiopia links improved maize to higher yields and incomes, highlighting the need for better seed tracking and data.

👉 lnkd.in/drWiQk_g

#AgResearch #FoodSecurity #SmallholderFarming

Harvest Weed Seed Control: An Additional Late-Season Nonchemical Weed Management Tool Agroecosystems, characterized by significant human-mediated disturbances, have fostered the coevolution of weed species alongside crop cultivation. The persistence and adaptation of these weeds, parti...

📣 New chapter on #HarvestWeedSeedControl has been published by our #WSWS colleague, Lovreet Shergill and co-authors, in Recent Advances in Weed Sciences. Congratulations!

link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

#weedscience #hwsc #agriculture #weedmanagement #agresearch #agriculture

Research Funding Fuels Ag Productivity Growth The Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources (IANR) at the University of Nebraska recently reported it received over $80 million in research funding last year, most of it from the federal gover

www.nefb.org/02/12/2025/r... Yes it does, but we are losing to China. #agresearch #research #researchfunding

UC Cooperative Extension advisor Zheng Wang is reviving ancient grafting to help Califoria watermelon growers boost quality and yields with fewer plants—cutting costs amid drought and inflation. Science driving sustainable farming! 🍉 #UCCE #AgResearch
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UC Cooperative Extension advisor Zheng Wang is reviving ancient grafting to help Califoria watermelon growers boost quality and yields with fewer plants—cutting costs amid drought and inflation. Science driving sustainable farming! 🍉 #UCCE #AgResearch
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Just released: Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture 2024 Highlights Report!
Discover research from climate-smart farming and thriving apple orchards to high-tech research and industry collaboration.
Read online: utas.edu.au/tia/about/annual-highlights-reports
#Agriculture #AgResearch #Tasmania