Is the most profitable fertilizer level also safe for the environment? – Sciworthy Researchers in the Midwest measured how much nitrogen corn plants used versus how much remained in the soil for a range of fertilizer levels.

Scientists across 8 states in the Midwest compiled data on cornfield fertilization levels to test whether current economic guidelines restrict fertilizer use enough to protect the environment as well as profits.
#SciComm #SciNews #agriecon #PlantScience #Botany
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What is Coccidioidomycosis? | Medical News Bulletin Wondering if you might have coccidioidomycosis?  Learn what it is, who gets it and how it’s treated with MNB's guide to valley fever

Ever heard of Valley Fever? No, not Rift Valley fever, coccidiomycosis. One4 of the best things about editing MNB is that I learn something new every day. medicalnewsbulletin.com/coccidioidom... 🧪 #envecon #agriecon medsky 🩺 ⚕️ #microsky, 🦠, 🧫 fungi #Pathsky public health

Redirecting

📢 New publication 🚨🚨🚨

I am happy to share a new publication (open access) regarding farmers' intentions to adopt a DSS, combined with data from meteorological stations, for pest management: doi.org/10.1016/j.at...

Grateful to my amazing co-authors

#agriecon

Seed Oils: What's the deal? | Medical News Bulletin Wellness influencers and seed oils: are they on the right side of the facts or are they spreading misinfo on behalf of big butter?

Are seed oils bad for you? Quite the opposite! Don't take my word for it, read our review of the evidence and find out for yourself
#agriecon #foodstudies #foodsafety lipidtime 🩺,⚕️ 🥪📃 #eatright

medicalnewsbulletin.com/seed-oils-sa...

Can anybody help? What’s up with seed oils? Why are people freaking out? Where’s this coming from?? #agriecon #foodstudies, #foodsystems #foodconsumption, #foodsafety #immunosky lipidtime

I climb mountains in search of sustainable agricultural systems Jiraporn Inthasan studies soils in Thailand’s plantations to identify farming methods that best absorb carbon.

Jiraporn Inthasan is an agronomist at Maejo University, Chiang Mai, Thailand. She studies soils in Thailand’s plantations to identify farming methods that best absorb carbon:

#WomenInSTEM #agriecon

H5N1 Ab Treatment Clears First Hurdle | Medical News Bulletin Immunology researchers find H5N1 ab treatment effective in monkeys.

H5N1 cases are on the rise, it’s time to start preparing for more cases turning up in the ER. How do we protect our frontline health workers? The NIH is on the case! 🧪 🩺 🦠 🐓 #agriecon ⑂, #immunosky, ⚕️ medsky #virology #H5N1 #flu

H5N1 Vaccine in the works | Medical News Bulletin Seasonal flu vaccines don't protect against bird flu. Find out more about progress in the race against time to develop a bovine H5N1 vaccine.

Curious about what’s going on with H5N1 and vaccines? Find out with MNB medicalnewsbulletin.com/h5n1-vaccine... #medsky, 🩺,⚕️#public health #H5N1 #flu VetMed #virology 🧪 #envecon, #agriecon

Screenshot from the ArcGIS StoryMap, "The Cost of Beef." A detailed story shows how people’s food choices—particularly, to eat beef—affect water, land, nature, and the climate.

Now more than ever we need "Geodesign for the Climate, People, and Nature."
Guest column by Paul West of @projectdrawdown.bsky.social
www.esri.com/about/newsro...
cc @globalecoguy.bsky.social
#agriecon #geosky #GISchat

H5N1 tests on the way | Medical News Bulletin The US NIST and CDC announces development of key reagents for accurate H5N1 tests. Learn more about the CDC's bird flu response with MNB.

Looks like the CDC learned from their mistakes in 2019. With H5N1 cases cropping up more frequently, the US is being proactive about surveillance. medicalnewsbulletin.com/bulletin-h5n... #agriecon 📊🩺 🩺,⚕️ public health 🧪

Bird flu in cows milk | Medical News Bulletin Airborne H5N1 bird flu strain raises concerns after infecting farm workers.

Want to know how the cdc knows that H5N1 can be transmitted in cow’s milk? Melody walks us through the Nature papers. #agriecon 🩺,⚕️ 🧪 medicalnewsbulletin.com/h5n1-bird-fl...

A legacy worth farming for: Why Buckeye is about to lose most of the cropland it has left This story explores the intersection of farming, urban development, and sustainability in Buckeye, Arizona.

Hometown facing big changes. #envecon #agriecon inbuckeye.com/agriculture/...

Reposting a paper found on X (thanks Christoph - @crokochris.bsky.social) about organic adoption worldwide

academic.oup.com/erae/advance...

#agriecon

#AgriEcon #AgEcon #RegionalScience

Is there any agricultural journal that accepts theoretical (with illustrative examples) papers? -- I am not so optimistic, though...

#EconSky #EnvEcon #AgriEcon

Kleine Agrarbetriebe sehen sich mit immer größeren agrarpolitischen Anforderungen konfrontiert. Die schweizer Landwirtschaft soll künftig aus Sparmaßnahmen der Regierung ausgeklammert werden.
Zur Erfüllung der Umweltziele sind allein finanzielle Anreize jedoch unzureichend.
#AgriEcon #Envecon

tagging #agriecon as well :)

A very interesting article! I also agree that having meta-analysis than directly “reviews” can significantly contribute on the discussion on social-psychological factors

#agriecon

Last week the 17th international conference of the Hellenic association of agricultural economists took place in Thessaloniki.
I was happy to see old friends and to see on what fellows are working on

#agriecon

More in @politico.eu this morning: “Globally, the biggest hidden costs are driven by unhealthy diets [..].”
“The goal is not to bring all these costs on to the consumer.”
Hence the focus on #TrueCostAccounting and not #TruePricing of food.
#AgriEcon

EU farmers should pay for their carbon emissions, says Denmark Climate minister steps up calls to bring agriculture under bloc’s CO₂ trading system

“Denmark’s government is discussing a carbon tax on its own beef and dairy production, which it has said is key to meeting its own climate targets. It would be only the second country in the world after New Zealand to introduce such a levy.”
#AgriEcon

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Webcast

👀 Tomorrow the FAO will release its report “State of Food & Agriculture 2023”. This year the report will include an initial national-level assessment quantifying, to the extent possible, the hidden costs of national agrifood systems for 154 countries.
#TrueCostAccounting
#AgriEcon #FoodStudies

#agriecon

EU offers more cash to fertilizer makers over fears of new energy crunch The gas-dependent sector made record profits last year by raising fertilizer prices well above the increase in their production costs.

And yet, “despite the gas price crunch, fertilizer producers still reaped record profits in 2022 [..]. The companies achieved this by raising fertilizer prices well above the increase in their production costs.”
#agriculture #agriecon

Revealed: The livestock consultants behind the Dublin Declaration of Scientists Leading European agribusiness groups are using a manifesto called the Dublin Declaration to lobby EU officials against policies to reduce meat consumption.

And here the full investigation on the #DublinDeclaration by Unearthed's @zdboren.bsky.social
#FoodStudies
#AgriEcon

#FoodStudies #AgriEcon

adding #agriecon as well

rewetted peatland. picture taken from https://www.farmersjournal.ie/thousands-of-hectares-of-drained-farm-peatlands-targeted-for-rewetting-681524

There is another exciting job opening at our working group "Governance of Ecosystem Services" on behavioural design of policy interventions for the rewetting of peatlands

jobs.zalf.de/jobposting/4...

#envecon
#agriecon
#agecon