News about Farming

Viser 1 til 17 af 17 dokumenter.

AgroEco-HPC has started

The 5-year project “A high performance data-driven agroecosystem modelling platform for developing agricultural systems with minimum environmental impact (AgroEco-HPM)” has just started. It is funded by the Novo Nordic…

Newsletter no 33 is out

Progress of the AgroEco-HPM project and funding for the "KlimaGødning"-project (Climatefertilisation - model for climate impact of fertiliser use in Danish agriculture) and much more.

Denmark spearheading transformation of EU food system

The University of Copenhagen is leading a comprehensive new EU project, CLEVERFOOD, that will facilitate a society-wide mobilisation of European citizens to transform the European food system that benefits climate goals…

A new land reform can address climate challenges facing the agricultural sector, researchers argue

Rewetting low-lying organic soils that are currently under agricultural cultivation has a significant effect on greenhouse gas emissions, but can be a difficult, time-consuming process.

Land healing, farming and spiritual cleansing in Southern Africa

In their recent work, Marie Curie Fellow, Hans Olsson, and Associate Professor Karen Lauterbach ask what the relationship between religion, healing and farming in Southern Africa could look like? Discussing Christian…

Now we know how plants steer clear of salt

To avoid salt in soil, plants can change their root direction and grow away from saline areas. University of Copenhagen researchers helped find out what makes this possible. The discovery changes our understanding of ho…

Webinar with Associate Professor Nick Bell, University of Nottingham, UK.

in the network for health and biosecurity under the Danish cattle research coordination committee, we were pleased to have held an open webinar, which can be seen on video.

Experts agree: Dairy cattle's welfare worse than beef cattle

Cattle welfare experts rate the welfare of dairy cattle as lower than that of beef cattle, research from the University of Copenhagen shows.

Millions of farmers put their faith in God when making decisions

A widespread belief among millions of smallholder farmers in one of the world’s poorest countries is that God determines their yields. This is shown by a study that has examined the correlation between religiosity and…

Seminar about treatment of subclinical mastitis during the lactation

We are pleased to raise awareness of this on-line seminar on Wednesday the 21st of September, 2022 at 2:00-4:30 pm CEST.

Two grains, mutual gain: surviving drought through varietal collaboration

Some draw water from the soil’s depths, while others absorb nutrients nearer to the surface with shallow, wide root systems. Fields of grains with mixed properties could be the future for farmers hoping to protect their…

Why the food crisis will pass

Even though the food crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine is now causing acute problems, there is no reason for panic, according to University of Copenhagen food economist Henning Otte Hansen. High food prices will no…

Farmers' share of food prices has fallen

The path from farm to fork is getting longer and longer on a global scale. In fact, most of what we pay for food doesn’t go to those who grow or raise foods, but to food processors, packagers, transporters and others. A…

New invention can reduce agricultural pesticide use: Distinguishes harmful insects from helpful ones

A researcher from the University of Copenhagen has developed an algorithm that, in tandem with a sensor, makes it possible to distinguish crop-harming insects from helpful ones that pollinate and contribute to plant…

Ants are skilled farmers: They have solved a problem that we humans have yet to

Ants have been farmers for tens of millions of years and successfully solved a riddle that we humans have yet to. A new study by researchers at the University of Copenhagen reports that ants are pros at cultivating…

Surprised team of researchers receives ten million kroner to make crops more nutritious

The University of Copenhagen’s Hussam Nour-Eldin heads a research team that has just received ten million kroner for basic research geared towards a future of increasingly bountiful harvests and ever more nutritious…

UCPH researchers on hunt for sustainable super crop recipe

Smarter food production is becoming an imperative as the world's population swells and climate changes. With the backing of a 203 million kroner grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, researchers at the University of…