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Farming Future Food @farmingfuturefood.bsky.social · 3d

New @monashuniversity.bsky.social research suggests you can probably put Aussies down as agriculture #automation and #AI sceptics.

How can those leading the technologicial charge bring people along with them?

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#agritech #farming #sustainablefood

Public doubts persist over automation in Australian agriculture - Farming Future Food

Australians question automation in farming, with doubts over ethics, ecology, and corporate control.

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Farming Future Food @farmingfuturefood.bsky.social · 4d

A friendly fungus pumps out chemicals that can stop a major crop pathogen in its tracks.

The @rothamsted.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk findings could be the first step towards a new generation of #sustainable fungicides.

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#agritech #farming #food

Soil fungus could replace chemical sprays in fight against crop diseases - Farming Future Food

A common soil fungus, Trichoderma hamatum, produces natural vapours that suppress major crop diseases, offering farmers a greener alternative to fungicides.

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Farming Future Food @farmingfuturefood.bsky.social · 18d

Oilseed rape is a crop under pressure,but Swiss scientists have found that growing it along with a bean can effectively take on its complex of pest beetles🪲🌱🪲

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#farming #arable #sustainability

Intercropping with faba beans and decoys reduces pest pressure in oilseed rape - Farming Future Food

Swiss scientists show intercropping oilseed rape with faba beans or decoys reduces damaging insect pests.

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Farming Future Food @farmingfuturefood.bsky.social · Sep 10

Farmers can now make breeding decisions to cut methane #emissions from #sheep flocks using a single sample.

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#farming #climate #sustainability #sheepsky

Rumen microbiome offers new route to breed low-methane sheep without cutting productivity - Farming Future Food

Sheep farmers can now breed lower-emission animals using rumen microbiome data — a heritable, scalable tool that supports climate goals without compromising flock performance.

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Farming Future Food @farmingfuturefood.bsky.social · Sep 8

A robotic rover designed by researchers in #Bangladesh offers the possibility of simultaneous crop harvesting and #AI soil analysis.

Can it crack the mainstream?

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AI rover brings autonomous harvesting and soil testing to precision agriculture - Farming Future Food

A prototype rover developed in Bangladesh combines autonomous vegetable harvesting with real-time soil nutrient analysis – potentially helping farmers tackle labour shortages, cut input costs and opti...

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Farming Future Food @farmingfuturefood.bsky.social · Aug 25

Getting agricultural soil metrics right can be tricky. Can the latest tech help?

Researchers from @embrapa.bsky.social say that their approach using #AI and #lasers could be a boost for #carbon credit schemes.

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#sustainability #farming

Machine learning and laser tech could transform soil carbon stock measurement - Farming Future Food

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy with AI could provide fast, low-cost soil carbon measurements for large-scale use.

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Farming Future Food @farmingfuturefood.bsky.social · Aug 13

Cannabis and hemp have rapidly moved from fringe crops to mainstream agri-tech interest.

Find out where they're making an impact:

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#farming #research #cannabis #scicomm

6 ways cannabis is disrupting agriculture — from livestock feed to pest control - Farming Future Food

From boosting meat quality to reducing environmental impact, hemp by-products are showing promise in livestock feed and pest control. Here’s what the latest research says.

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Farming Future Food @farmingfuturefood.bsky.social · Aug 12

Latin American farmers are now the world leaders in biological control use. Cost, practicality and #pesticide resistance has driven a huge shift in the last decade.

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#LatAm #Brazil #sustainability #biocontol

Biocontrol booms in Latin America as farmers seek cheaper, effective pest solutions - Farming Future Food

Latin America now uses biological pest control more than any region, driven by practicality over sustainability.

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Farming Future Food @farmingfuturefood.bsky.social · Aug 4

How can UK agri-tech improve its fortunes? Ending regional divides and better connections with farmers for starters, says @innovateuk.bsky.social supported report.

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#farming #tech #agritech

UK agri-tech held back by funding gaps, fragmentation and farmer disconnect - Farming Future Food

Report reveals that UK agri-tech innovation is held back by regional funding disparities, poor commercialisation support, and weak ties with farmers.

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Farming Future Food @farmingfuturefood.bsky.social · Aug 1

Citrus pest problems? Why not try a cow pee and neem oil blend?

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#sustainablefarming #pesticides #research

Cow urine and neem oil trial cuts citrus pests by 50% in India - Farming Future Food

A field trial in India found that a mixture of cow urine and neem oil reduced key citrus pests by nearly 50%, offering a cost-effective, organic alternative to chemical sprays for acid lime growers.

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Farming Future Food @farmingfuturefood.bsky.social · Jul 31

Mycotoxin-contaminated grain threatens world food supplies.

Scientists are making progress in biological solutions, but roadblocks remain.

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#agtech #farming #foodsecurity

Tackling mycotoxin contamination: Biotech solutions for safer food and feed - Farming Future Food

Biotech tools to fight mycotoxins in food and feed show promise, but barriers like cost, co-contamination and scalability hinder progress, researchers say.

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Farming Future Food @farmingfuturefood.bsky.social · Jun 9

Is artificial intelligence better suited to solving agriculture's big challenges than in other sectors? A study by @ufresearch.bsky.social reckons so.

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#AI #MachineLearning #Agritech #farming

AI set to disrupt agriculture more than any other sector - Farming Future Food

Experts say AI is not only essential to meet global food demand by 2050, but uniquely suited to tackle farming’s most pressing challenges.

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Farming Future Food @farmingfuturefood.bsky.social · Jun 2

A neurotoxin found in venom from one of the world’s most venomous #scorpions has potential as a powerful, environmentally friendly bioinsecticide.

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#farmsky #bugsky #research

Scorpion venom protein shows promise as a new bioinsecticide for resistant crop pests - Farming Future Food

Neurotoxin from one of the world's most venomous scorpions may be a powerful, sustainable bioinsecticide that works against resistant pests.

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Farming Future Food @farmingfuturefood.bsky.social · May 27

Persistent exposure to vibrations on farm machinery can cause health problems for farmers.

Will an Italian invention help them out?

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#agsky #farmsky #tractors #agtech

Picking up bad vibrations: Smart seat system can help farmers avoid health risks on tractors - Farming Future Food

Many advances in digital agriculture focus on improving farm productivity — but there’s scope to use them to help improve farmers’ health and wellbeing, too. Researchers from Italy sought to do just t...

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Farming Future Food @farmingfuturefood.bsky.social · May 19

Feeding the residues from growing #cannabis to broiler chickens makes their meat taste better, according to Thai scientists.

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#poultry #hemp #farming

Cannabis waste boosts chicken meat quality without impacting growth - Farming Future Food

Incorporating Cannabis sativa residues into broiler diets can enhance meat quality and flavour without affecting bird performance. Researchers in Thailand tested the impact of leftover hemp materials,...

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Farming Future Food @farmingfuturefood.bsky.social · May 19

Could an additive used in jam block aphids' 'sweet tooth' and save crops?

A group of researchers reckon so - but there are some side-effects to smooth out.

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#scicomm #scisky #sustainability #farming

Numbing aphids’ sweet sensations shows potential to turn them off valuable crops - Farming Future Food

Sustainable aphid control is one of the major priorities for pest scientists — and researchers from China may have found a novel solution in the form of a widely-used food additive.

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Farming Future Food @farmingfuturefood.bsky.social · May 1

Robots are on the rise in Africa, says David Vernon from @cmu.edu - and they'll play a key role in farm practices such as automated #harvesting and crop #monitoring.

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#farming #robotics

Africa starting to feel the benefit of farm robot roll-out - Farming Future Food

Robots have a bright future in African agriculture, according to an expert on the sector.

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Farming Future Food @farmingfuturefood.bsky.social · Apr 30

Ladybirds are impressive natural pest controllers, but scientists reckon they could also carry fungus 'backpacks' for even greater effect against crop-feeding aphids.

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#pestmanagement #IPM #crops #bugsky

Ladybirds can deliver killer fungus packages to enhance pest control - Farming Future Food

There are few bigger enemies for an aphid than ladybirds — but the threat from the predatory beetles could be about to get even greater.

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Farming Future Food @farmingfuturefood.bsky.social · Apr 29

Current calculations may be failing to account for 25% of soil organic #carbon, according to Chinese researchers.

Their revised approach could have a major impact on carbon credit schemes.

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#climate #soil #farming

Measurement methods may be overlooking farm topsoil carbon benefits - Farming Future Food

The impact on soil carbon sequestration of best practices in land management such conservation tillage and incorporating straw into soil may be significantly underestimated under current measurement a...

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Farming Future Food @farmingfuturefood.bsky.social · Apr 28

Cameras in oil seed rape fields have revealed that ground #beetle larvae are a bigger ally in the fight against damaging pests than previously thought.

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#farming #farmsky #bugsky #agritech

Cameras reveal natural solutions for dealing with oilseed rape pests - Farming Future Food

Research using camera traps in UK oilseed rape (OSR) fields has uncovered surprising allies in the battle against two of the crop’s most damaging spring pests.

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Farming Future Food @farmingfuturefood.bsky.social · Feb 25

Farming could inadvertently be adding to the world's plastic pollution problem thanks to microplastics from crop covers and soil mulches getting into our soils and waterways. In a special report, we look at the research being done to help make plastics used in crop protection more sustainable:

Farming Future Food @farmingfuturefood.bsky.social · Feb 21

Vine weevil are tricky adversaries for soft fruit growers, but scientists at #HarperAdamsUniversity have found garlic-based insecticides could be a useful, environmentally-friendly weapon against the beetle's eggs and larvae 🧄👀

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#IPM #horticulture #biopesticides

Garlic could have potent power against pest weevil - Farming Future Food

Bioinsecticides derived from garlic could play a role in combating vine weevil, a troublesome pest to soft fruit and ornamental plant growers.

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Farming Future Food @farmingfuturefood.bsky.social · Feb 20

Is higher education ready to train the 'Agriculture 4.0' professionals of the future?

Not quite, say researchers in the US, but they suggested a few tweaks to give new farmers the tools they need to take on #precisionagriculture with confidence:

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Higher education needs to change to be springboard for agriculture 4.0 - Farming Future Food

Higher education institutions are in a key position to accelerate digital agriculture — but change is needed to seize the moment, say US researchers.

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Farming Future Food @farmingfuturefood.bsky.social · Feb 18

Breeding sweatier cattle could help beef farmers mitigate losses associated with heat stress, which cost the ag industry $370mUSD every year: farmingfuturefood.com/sweaty-cows-... #climatechange #ag #beef

Farming Future Food @farmingfuturefood.bsky.social · Feb 12

Rendering populations of problem pests infertile has great promise as a non-pesticide option for farmers.

Chinese scientists are on the case of the codling moth - a bane of the lives of apple growers everywhere.

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Genetic control targeting major pest moth could now be possible - Farming Future Food

New genetic options to suppress one of the world’s most prolific fruit pests could be opened, after Chinese scientists successfully ‘knocked out’ a gene linked to its reproduction.

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