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Farmed Fish Need More Exercise to Out-Swim Wild Fish

Posted on February 10, 2018October 24, 2022 by Erica Curles

Many people believe that farmed fish wouldn’t do very well in the wild, but do direct experiments comparing farm-raised to wild fish…

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    Smart farms should clean their greens

    Posted on January 23, 2018October 24, 2022 by Gina Misra

    Microgreens are a specialty crop that is growing in popularity. It is most often served as a garnish, flavoring, or embellishment on dishes…

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      Cheese, wine, and …. fungi?

      Posted on January 15, 2018October 24, 2022 by Mary Sabuda

      From mushrooms, cheese, and bread to beer, wine, and sake, fungi play an important role in the foods we eat, whether we know it or not.…

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        Edible food packaging may cut down on waste

        Posted on December 17, 2017October 24, 2022 by Erica Curles

        Have you ever been pre-occupied and taken a bite out of something, only to get a mouthful of plastic wrap or paper lining? Well in the…

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          Saving Sushi: Groundbreaking Progress in Bluefin Tuna Farming

          Posted on November 12, 2017October 24, 2022 by Erica Curles

          Do you love tuna sushi? Did you know that the number of tuna in the ocean has gone down drastically due to overfishing? The law of supply…

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            Pesticide exposure is harmful for queen bees

            Posted on September 11, 2017October 24, 2022 by Mary Sabuda

            Bees are important pollinators for plants not only in our home gardens, but in productive agricultural fields and natural environments…

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              New Study Elaborates on What Aquarium Owners Already Know

              Posted on June 21, 2017October 24, 2022 by Gina Misra

              Researchers in Germany and Switzerland used next generation sequencing to study an active aquaponics system. They sampled a biofilm from the…

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                Is Organic Farming Really Better? It Depends.

                Posted on May 2, 2017October 24, 2022 by Gina Misra

                Organic farming and conventional farming each have their own strengths and weaknesses that depend on application.

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                  Growing plants with colored light changes their nutrient content

                  Posted on January 23, 2017October 24, 2022 by Gina Misra

                  Plants have five basic needs – food, water, air, light, and space. Outdoors, plants get everything they need from nature and some…

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                    People power in Kenya greatly improves local fisheries

                    Posted on November 17, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                    Harnessing ‘people power’ to manage fisheries in the developing world has significantly benefited local communities and coral…

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