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11-Sep-2025

Mizzou economists: 2025 farm income boosted by high cattle prices and one-time payments

University of Missouri-Columbia
Reports and Proceedings

Net farm income in the United States is projected to reach $177 billion in 2025, a sharp increase from $128 billion in 2024. This is according to the latest update of the annual U.S. farm income and consumer food price report by the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri’s College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.

11-Sep-2025

UTIA participates in national study analyzing microbial communities, environmental factors impacting cotton development

University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture
Business Announcement

The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture is partnering with universities across the country to investigate how soil microbial communities impact cotton development and overall yield across diverse climates, agricultural practices and environmental stressors.

10-Sep-2025

As farm jobs decline, food industry work holds steady

Cornell University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new Cornell University study covering nearly three decades and 189 countries finds that while traditional farm jobs decline as nations grow wealthier, employment in the broader food industry – from processing plants to restaurants – remains surprisingly steady, offering better wages but also deepening gender pay gaps.

Journal: Nature Food

10-Sep-2025

‘More than just an image’: Purdue tech extracts hyperspectral info from conventional photos 

Purdue University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A patent-pending algorithm developed by Purdue University researchers recovers spectral information from photographs taken by conventional cameras. The technology could open up new possibilities for sectors like agriculture, defense and security, environmental monitoring, food quality analysis, industrial quality control, and medical diagnostics.

Journal: IEEE Transactions on Image Processing

10-Sep-2025

Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT launches project with Global Methane Hub to develop a decision support tool for grazing management to cut livestock emissions

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Business Announcement

The Time2Graze project will develop and equip farmers in Latin America with tools that assess pasture availability to identify the optimal time to graze livestock

Supported by the Global Methane Hub, the Time2Graze project is co-led by the World Resources Institute (WRI), the Alliance Bioversity International and Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), the National Agriculture Research Institute of Uruguay (INIA) and WWF.

While the initial focus for the Alliance is on Colombia and Brazil, the project aims to progressively expand its reach across tropical Latin America and the Caribbean.

9-Sep-2025

Biochar's role in reducing N2O emissions from croplands: A meta-analytical perspective

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University

In a comprehensive meta-analysis that delves into the environmental benefits of biochar, researchers are exploring its impact on reducing N2O emissions from fertilized cropland soils. The study, titled "Biochar Reduces N2O Emission from Fertilized Cropland Soils: A Meta-Analysis," is led by Prof. Xingliang Xu from the Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling at the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, China, and the College of Resources and Environment at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Huairou District, Beijing, China. This research provides a detailed examination of how biochar can mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in agricultural settings.

Journal: Carbon Research

9-Sep-2025

IITA-CGIAR scientist named one of Africa Food Prize 2025 laureates for breakthrough in cassava and yam seed systems

CGIAR
Grant and Award Announcement

Ibadan, Nigeria – IITA-CGIAR proudly celebrates the recognition of Dr Mercy Diebiru-Ojo as one of the 2025 Africa Food Prize Laureates, honoring her outstanding contributions to advancing Africa’s agricultural transformation through the widespread promotion of a novel node culture technology for cassava and yam called Semi-Autotrophic Hydroponics (SAH).

Funder: CGIAR