Current Headlines

1. AI Tool Makes 'Invisible Enemy' Visible, Tackling Aflatoxin Risk In Africa's Maize 10/9/2025

   An innovative early warning system powered by artificial intelligence is poised to transform how Africa confronts a silent but deadly threat to its food supply: aflatoxin contamination in maize.

2. Early Planting To Avoid Heat Doesn't Match Current Spring Wheat Production 10/9/2025

   Planting wheat earlier in the spring to avoid crop damage from ever-hotter summers may not keep harvests on pace with current levels.

3. Global Exploration Of Drought-Tolerant Bacteria In Wheat Rhizosphere Reveals Microbiota Shifts And Functional Taxa Enhancing Plant Resilience 10/9/2025

   In a study published in Nature Food, a research team led by Prof. CHEN Qinglin from the Institute of Urban Environment (IUE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed that drought-induced changes in wheat metabolites selectively enrich drought-tolerant bacteria (DTB) in the rhizosphere, and these bacteria promote plant growth as well as enhance drought resilience through key functional traits.

4. Research Into Leaf Spot Disease Developing Solutions To Manage Impact On Barley Crops 10/9/2025

   NSW Government plant pathologists are developing solutions to manage an emerging fungal disease that threatens the production of barley — the state’s second-largest cereal crop.

5. Study Identifies The Best Breeding Strategy For More Productive Wheat Varieties 10/8/2025

   José Luis Araus, professor at the University of Barcelona’s Faculty of Biology and member of Agrotecnio — CERCA centre in agrotechnology — participated in a study showing that wheat varieties perform best under ideal conditions (water, nutrients, temperature) also yield more in challenging environmental and agronomic situations, such as excessive heat or drought.

6. East-West Divide In Lettuce Pest Threatens UK Crop Yields, Study Finds 10/8/2025

   Aphids attacking lettuce fields in England are showing surprising regional patterns that could complicate efforts to protect one of the country’s most important salad crops, new research has revealed.

7. Syngenta Crop Protection And Taranis Announce Strategic AI Partnership 10/7/2025

   Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, a global leader in agricultural innovation, and Taranis, a global leader in AI-powered crop intelligence, today announced they are formalizing their successful collaboration into a strategic partnership across the Midwest.

8. Compass Technology Group Launches Next-Generation Peanut Moisture Measurement System 10/7/2025

   Compass Technology Group is proud to announce the release of its Peanut Moisture Measurement System (MMS), a groundbreaking innovation designed to deliver faster, more accurate, and more reliable in-shell moisture testing for the peanut industry.

9. Bayer Partners With Cornfed Farms To Create First ForwardFarm In Midwest 10/7/2025

   Bayer is proud to announce that Cornfed Farms, a fourth-generation farm operated by the Mohr family, has been designated as the first Bayer ForwardFarm site in the Midwest and the only ForwardFarm in the United States.

10. Indigo Ag Introduces biotrinsic® Nemora FP™ 10/6/2025

    Farmers have a new weapon against soybean cyst nematode, biotrinsic® Nemora FP™, an EPA registered soybean bionematicide seed treatment from Indigo Ag, Inc. Available for Spring planting, Nemora's anti-hatch technology helps manage nematode pressure while maintaining strong yield potential—without phytotoxicity or halo effects seen with some chemical standards.