The agronomy world is always in a state of change. New discoveries, mergers, improved techniques for soil tillage, increasing crop yields and more. Listed here is the latest news on an ongoing basis.
Recent Agronomy News
- Police log (Stevens Point Journal)
Burglary: Monday around 7:46 a.m., sheriffs deputies received report of a burglary at Wisconsin River Agronomy, LLC, 4809 Monroe Ave., Plover. Between 3 p.m. Friday and Monday, several tools were stolen. Estimated loss $870. - Ethanol study notches more positives for biofuels (Daily Nebraskan)
An unpublished study has good news for supporters of ethanol fuel. The study, supervised by Kenneth Cassman, a professor in the agronomy and horticulture department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, shows most corn ethanol plants reduce greenhouse gas emissions 45 to 60 percent compared to gasoline. - Argentine beekeepers no longer in clover (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Beekeepers had it easy when cattle roamed freely across the flower-filled meadows of Argentina's Pampas plains. But a boom in soy farming has changed all that. - New book rethinks the relationship between sulfur and crops (EurekAlert!)
( American Society of Agronomy ) Sulfur is often overlooked as a nutrient in favor of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, but a new book from the Soil Science Society of America explains its crucial role in soil condition, plant growth and nutrition. "Sulfur -- A Missing Link Between Soils, Crops and Nutrition" examines the importance of sulfur to crop yield and quality, animal feed value and ... - Desalinization ships are proposed (UPI)
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- A U.S. scientist proposes using decommissioned ships as mobile desalinization plants to provide drinking water to areas with limited fresh surface water. - Scientists simulate gut reaction to arsenic exposure (EurekAlert!)
( Ohio State University ) A simulated gastrointestinal system is helping scientists test contaminated soil for its potential to harm humans. The method is likely to save time and money for people hoping to repurpose land with an industrial past. Most testing for potential arsenic exposure is conducted in recognition of a dirty little secret of modern life: Humans unknowingly eat a little bit of ...
