Latest Food Headlines

  1. Husker Findings Boost Understanding Of Sorghum's Pest Resistance 9/18/2024

    Husker scientists have identified a key plant hormone that strengthens sorghum self-protection against the threat of the sugarcane aphid.

  2. Corteva, Pairwise Join Forces To Accelerate Gene Editing, Advance Climate Resilience In Agriculture 9/17/2024

    Corteva, Inc. (NYSE: CTVA), a global leader in agricultural technology and Pairwise, a technology company pioneering the application of gene editing in food and agriculture, announced a collaboration today to accelerate the delivery of advanced gene editing solutions to farmers, ultimately benefitting both the environment and everyday consumers.

  3. The Unexpected Protein Connection In Maize Growth And Defense 9/17/2024

    Maize (corn) is one of the most important staple crops in the world and has been extensively studied. Yet, many aspects of the genetic mechanisms regulating its growth and development remain unexplored.

  4. CABI Contributes To Baseline Survey On Emerging Pests In Eastern Africa 9/16/2024

    CABI has shared its expertise on a new baseline survey on emerging pests in Eastern Africa produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Subregional Office for Eastern Africa (SFE).

  5. Critical Crops' Alternative Way To Succeed In Heat And Drought 9/13/2024

    Scientists have discovered that certain plants can survive stressful, dry conditions by controlling water loss through their leaves without relying on their usual mechanism - tiny pores known as ‘stomata’.

  6. MARPLE Diagnostics – Monitoring Recent Shifts In Wheat Stem Rust In Nepal 9/13/2024

    Recent discovery of the Ug99 wheat stem rust strain in Nepal has once again emphasised the need for vigilance to protect Nepal’s third most important food crop from any large-scale outbreaks of this devastating wheat disease.

  7. Western Researchers Improve Strawberry Cultivation With Machine Learning 9/12/2024

    A Western study could help farmers get out of a potential jam by using artificial intelligence (AI) and passive camera monitoring to enhance strawberry cultivation.

  8. Texas A&M AgriLife Researchers Identify Novel Approach To Minimize Nitrogen Loss In Crops 9/12/2024

    While agriculture producers apply nitrogen fertilizer to supply nutrients to their crops, they can’t always keep those nutrients in the soil for maximum efficiency, often losing them into the atmosphere or water supply as nitrates and nitrous oxide.

  9. FarmWise & RDO Equipment Co. Form Exclusive Partnership To Revolutionize Precision Weeding In Specialty Crops 9/12/2024

    FarmWiseTM, a leader in smart farming implements, and RDO Equipment Co., a dealer of intelligently connected agriculture, construction, environmental, irrigation, positioning, and surveying equipment from leading manufacturers, including John Deere, announce an exclusive partnership to deliver FarmWise's Vulcan precision weeding and cultivation implement to vegetable growers in the Southwest regions of the United States.

  10. Kubota North America Corporation Acquires Bloomfield Robotics, Inc 9/11/2024

    Kubota Corporation, Osaka, Japan, through its North American subsidiary, Kubota North America Corporation, has acquired Bloomfield Robotics, Inc., a Pittsburgh-based company.