After drought, pastures need rest, soil care and reseeding. Learn how to assess damage, manage recovery and prepare your ...

DENVER — Just when you thought your precious plants would be safe from the wrath of winter, a hail storm popped in the middle of the night and shredded tree leaves, flowers and other plants all over ...

Few agribusinesses or governments regulate the types of plants that farmers use in their pastures to feed their livestock, according to an international team of researchers that includes one plant ...

A leading plant breeder claims Australian progress in the field is being thwarted by poor policy and an overly-bureaucratic biosecurity regime. Dr Bob Reid's work adapting agricultural systems to ...

Weedy pastures New varieties of existing pastures designed to meet the world's growing demand for milk and meat could create major weed problems, say ecologists. And, they suggest, those who profit ...

This field examines the complex biochemical and physiological processes that underpin the growth, development and function of crop and pasture plants. At its core, it delves into the enzymatic ...

Grazing ruminants urinate and deposit N onto pastoral soils at rates up to 1,000 kg ha-1, with most of this deposited N present as urea. In urine patches, nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions can increase ...

HAMILTON, New Zealand—Scientists here are betting that a small field surrounded by cattle farms will help to solve a crucial problem threatening the global food supply: how to keep the grass and other ...