Tiny falcons are helping keep the food supply safe on cherry farms

Their presence appears to lower the risk of food-borne illnesses from pathogens.

Ars Technica
‘Garden of Eden’: the Spanish farm growing citrus you’ve never heard of

Todolí foundation produces varieties from Buddha’s hands to sudachi and hopes to help citrus survive climate change

The Guardian
Midwest Farms Are Going Nuts

A shift toward growing chestnuts, pecans and walnuts is reviving soil once exhausted by dreary corn and soy.

Reasons to be Cheerful

@wood5y Really good read, though I remain convinced that human influence is the dominant factor in Iceland's #biodiversity loss...

...& as a #forester, believe #UKFS approved #silviculture will lead to similar #soil loss on fragile upland sites, albeit over longer timescale

đŸŒČ Naturally fast-growing spruce trees have many long fibers, case study shows

https://phys.org/news/2025-10-naturally-fast-spruce-trees-fibers.html

#trees #paper #spruce #materials #resources #plants #silviculture

Naturally fast-growing spruce trees have many long fibers, case study shows

Rapid height growth may positively influence fiber length in Swedish spruce wood. A case study investigated wood samples from 38-year-old Norway spruces (Picea abies) in one of Sweden's most naturally fertile forests.

Phys.org
Commentary: Prepare to say a frond farewell to Los Angeles’ palm trees

Palms are freeloader trees: They suck down water like camels, but give back barely enough leafiness to shade a Hula-Hoop.

Los Angeles Times
More than 100,000 acres of almond orchards in Central California are infested

Almond growers across Central California are battling a surging rat infestation across more than 100,000 acres of orchards, resulting in economic hardship and damage.

Los Angeles Times

ForĂȘts europĂ©ennes : il faut agir vite pour sauver ces puits de carbone

L'absorption du CO2 par les forĂȘts europĂ©ennes diminue sous l'effet des sĂ©cheresses ou de l'exploitation forestiĂšre, menaçant ainsi les objectifs climatiques de l'UE. Des chercheurs appellent Ă  agir rapidement dans une Ă©tude parue dans Nature.

Lire l’article : https://www.novethic.fr/.../forets-europeennes-il-faut-agir-vite-pour-sauver-le-puits-de-carbone

#forets #climat #silviculture #Europe

ForĂȘts europĂ©ennes : il faut agir vite pour sauver ces puits de carbone - Novethic

L'absorption du CO2 par les forĂȘts europĂ©ennes diminue sous l'effet des sĂ©cheresses ou de l'exploitation forestiĂšre.

Novethic
#ThickTrunkTuesday #Mosstodon #Trees #MoistTemperateRainforest #AtlanticOakwood
A venerable #Scottish oak, growing by a deep, burn-cut gorge. Relic of actual managed #Pollard #Silviculture or happenstance, an expression of natural growth form? Heavily scarred and rotten at the root collar, totally covered in moss, ferns and worts; but still vigorous. #Biodiversity
From orchard to fridge: Helping mangoes stay sweet for longer

In good news for mango lovers, new research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has identified a way to extend the storage life of the popular tropical fruit.

Phys.org