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Neanderthals and Mesolithic hunter-gathereres lit the fire: Humans shaped European landscapes long before agriculture

Aarhus University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research shows that humans left their mark on the landscape through hunting and the use of fire tens of thousands of years before the advent of agriculture. The research paints a new picture of the past, say co-authors of the new study, Professor Jens-Christian Svenning from Aarhus University and PhD candidate and postdoctoral researcher Anastasia Nikulina from Leiden University and Durham University.

Journal: PLOS One
Funder: • European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, Villum Foundation, Danish National Research Foundation, Independent Research Fund Denmark

Fall-applied residuals repel resistant Italian ryegrass

Cambridge University Press

A recently published Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) research article indicates that fall-applied residual herbicides are among the best available options to use for glyphosate-resistant (GR) Italian ryegrass control. The article is among several newly published articles found online in the WSSA Weed Technology journal.

Journal: Weed Technology

Stabilized fertilizers improve nitrogen use efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Higher Education Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A review study by Professor Weifeng Zhang from the College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, pointed out that stabilized fertilizers added with urease or nitrification inhibitors provide an effective path to solve this contradiction. China has achieved technological breakthroughs in this field and become a major global producer. The related paper has been published in Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering (DOI: 10.15302/J-FASE-2025635).

Journal: Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering

Innovative online monitoring system for farmland non-point source pollution enables automated monitoring of continuous cropping farmland

Higher Education Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Wenchao Li from Hebei Agricultural University and Lingling Hua from Beijing University of Agriculture et al. have developed an online monitoring system for NPS pollution in continuous cropping farmland based on a serial pipeline. The system, with diversion trenches, online flowmeters, and dynamic acquisition devices as the core, realizes real-time monitoring and automated sampling of farmland runoff through innovative design. Compared with traditional runoff pools, the design of diversion trenches and transmission pipelines in the new system significantly reduces the project scale, lowers construction costs and land occupation, and avoids interference with agricultural production activities. The related paper had been published in Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering (DOI: 10.15302/J-FASE-2024596).

Journal: Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering

Traffic noise joins land clearance as damaging to bird survival

Flinders University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

From agriculture and urban land clearance to loss of habitat and feral animal predation, native wild animals and their food sources face a rising tide of threats caused by human activities.

A new study led by Flinders University warns traffic noise is one more pressure faced by one of southern Australia’s rare songbirds, the threatened Southern Emu-wren (Stipiturus malachurus).

Innovative biochar research to boost circular economy: Join live talk by Prof. Salah Jellali on October 29

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Meeting Announcement

A groundbreaking approach to turning waste into wealth is set to take center stage in an upcoming international webinar.

Proper processing is key to pathogen control in recycled manure solids bedding on dairy farms

Bedding choice is a crucial factor in both cow comfort and udder health, and dairy farms in the Midwest are increasingly turning to recycled manure solids (RMS) as a cost-effective and readily available option. But because RMS originates from manure, questions remain about whether it can harbor mastitis-causing bacteria or other pathogens. A new cross-sectional study in JDS Communications, published by Elsevier, explores how different processing methods affect pathogen levels, giving producers clearer insight into the benefits and limitations of RMS bedding.

Journal: JDS Communications

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