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New AI tool can take a cattle’s temperature with only a photo - EurekAlert! Science News Releases
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (264+ words) image:A thermal image of a calf that was used to determine the animal's temperature. view more Today, cattle's temperature is measured rectally, a process that can stress the animal. TheCattleFeversystem could both improve animal welfare and reduce the labor…...
Climate change is quietly rewriting the world’s nitrogen cycle, with high stakes for food and the environment
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (842+ words) image:Impacts of climate change on global terrestrial nitrogen cycles view more Credit: Miao Zheng, Qin Huang, Jinglan Cui & Baojing Gu Climate change is not only warming the planet and disrupting rainfall, it is also quietly rewiring the way nitrogen…...
3D modeling reveals how deep drones can “see” into maize canopies
1+ week, 3+ day ago (445+ words) 3D modeling reveals how deep drones can "see" into maize canopies'EurekAlert! Framework of the proposed probe depth method from spectral reflectance. They found that sensing depth shifts across growth stages, with middle leaves contributing most to reflectance and near-infrared signals most…...
Mathematics for social change: small area estimation in action
4+ week, 10+ hour ago (705+ words) Discover the Research: Masayo Hirose, Institute of Mathematics for Industry In statistics, data collection is a difficult process that demands thoughtful consideration. Securing a sufficient sample size can be challenging, or even impossible, regardless of the method employed. Small area…...
UAE launches new AI ecosystem for global agricultural development
1+ mon, 10+ hour ago (213+ words) CGIAR's AI innovations set to increase farmers' Resileince image:UAE AI Ecosystems Launch view more UAE AI Ecosystems Launch Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates " The United Arab Emirates has launched Abu Dhabi's AI Ecosystem for Global Agricultural Development, a platform…...
New study reveals how natural humic substances reshape soil carbon cycling and boost antibiotic resistance
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (321+ words) Credit: Fengbo Yu, Mengyuan Ji, Yong Jiang, Zhiwei Liang, Jiewen Luo, Chao Jia, Qicheng Xu, Baoshan Xing, Yujun Wang & Xiangdong Zhu Researchers have uncovered surprising links between natural humification processes in soil, carbon metabolism, and the spread of antibiotic resistance....
Improving Indian agriculture focus of new Arkansas Clean Plant Center partnership
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (772+ words) Arkansas Clean Plant Center to train Indian scientists on pathogen elimination Priya Ranjan, left, joint secretary of the Indian Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, and Jean-Fran'ois Meullenet, senior associate vice president for agriculture-research and director of the Arkansas Agricultural…...
Putting less meat and fish and more legumes and diversified cereals in school menus reduces the environmental impact by up to 50%
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (364+ words) Research shows how the guidelines followed by Catalan school canteens have improved in terms of sustainability The transition to healthy diets with a low environmental impact is crucial to achieving sustainable food systems and reducing health problems. In this context,…...
SHOWCASE launches “Farming with Biodiversity” Handbook and Living Fields Platform
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (298+ words) image:Original image produced in Canva with the title of the press release view more The EU-funded project SHOWCASE has released its final handbook, titled "Farming with Biodiversity, which serves as a practical and evidence-based guide and bank of resources…...
Vegan diet can halve your carbon footprint, study shows
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (422+ words) Vegan diet cuts carbon emissions by 46% and land use by 33%, while delivering nearly all essential nutrients Another excellent reason is to reduce your ecological footprint. Now, a study in Frontiers in Nutrition has calculated precisely how much plant-based diets like…...