2020.01.15 | Research
Researchers at Aarhus University have investigated the effect of acidified cattle slurry on springtails - an indicator of soil quality.
2019.12.13 | Agro
A new research project will develop strategies to reduce methane emissions from livestock manure in the entire chain from animal excretion to end of storage.
2019.11.25 | Food
Health challenges, climate change and the increasing demand for nutritious food were on the agenda, when Aarhus hosted the “International Symposium on Milk Genomics and Human Health” on November 12-14.
2019.11.11 | Agro
Perennial crops are being considered as a new source of biomass for bio-refineries and sustainable energy. A new study from Department of Agroecology has determined the emission of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide.
2019.11.17 | DCA
As from 1 January 2018, Danish farmers were given the opportunity to anaesthetize their piglets prior to surgical castration. The use of local anaesthesia prior to castration may seem an advantage to the piglets, but administration of the aesthetic drug is not painless, it does not cover the entire painful period post-castration, and only few…
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2019.10.23 | DCA
A flood can ruin a potato harvest in just 24 hours. However, by understanding the plant's defence mechanisms against flooding, it is possible to create more crop-resistant crops that can withstand flooding. An international research team with the participation of Associate Professor Kim Hebelstrup from the Department of Molecular Biology and…
2019.10.01 | DCA
Based on violet carrots, Henrik Brinch-Pedersen from the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics and his collaborators will make it possible to replace more artificial colours in food with natural colours based on vegetables. The Innovation Fund has invested almost DKK 15 million (around Euro 2 million) in the project.
2019.11.19 | DCA
Aarhus University (Dept. of Food Science and iFOOD Centre for Innovative Food Research) together with the City of Aarhus, Agro Food Park and the Region Midt awarded this September as a Food Citylab under the FIT4FOOD2030 initiative.
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2019.09.27 | Agro
23-24 October, the European student competition BISC-E holds its first European final in Berlin. BISC-E, which is a competition in the field of bioeconomy, encourages students to take an interest in recycling of biological resources and development of bio-based products and processes. The Center for Circular Bioeconomy, which is part of Aarhus…
2019.09.25 | Research
In the coming years, a growing portion of the global wheat growing areas will be affected by drought and this will have serious consequences for the global food supply. It may lead to a significant reduction of the wheat harvest by the turn of the century. Even if global warming is limited to the 2 degrees as stipulated in the Paris Agreement of…
