Latest Food Headlines

1. ICAR's Genome Breakthrough Paves Way For Better Pigeonpea Varieties 8/4/2026

   In a major scientific breakthrough Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has developed India's first fully annotated telomere-to-telomere (T2T) reference genome of pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L. Millsp.) variety 'Asha'.

2. Securing The Future Through Smarter Resource Management 8/3/2026

   Healthy natural resources are the foundation of food security, resilient livelihoods and sustainable development. By prioritizing conservation and integrated landscape management, countries can strengthen agricultural productivity while safeguarding the ecosystems that support long-term prosperity.

3. ICRISAT Secures Gene Editing Deployment License To Strengthen Small Farms, Farmer Profitability Across Asia, Africa 8/3/2026

   In a key milestone for food security and climate-resilient agriculture, the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has secured long-term access to CRISPR-Cas9 in order to deploy gene editing, one of the world's most transformative new technologies, across smallholder Asian and African farms.

4. Limagrain And Qi Biodesign Sign Worldwide Licensing Agreement For Genome Editing Technologies To Accelerate The Development Of Next-Generation Crop Varieties 7/31/2026

   Limagrain and leading genome editing player Beijing Qi Biodesign Biotechnology Co., Ltd. ("Qi Biodesign") today announced a global licensing agreement granting Limagrain access to a portfolio of genome editing technologies for field and vegetable crops.

5. Global Crops And Drought 7/30/2026

   As temperature and rainfall fluctuations continue to influence global crop production, UD research has identified where crops are most vulnerable to environmental stressors.

6. Locus Agriculture Highlights The Importance Of 'Stress Economics' As Growers Expand The Use Of Bombigro® 7/30/2026

   As rising production costs and tighter margins force growers to examine every agronomic investment more closely, Locus Agriculture (Locus AG) is encouraging producers to think differently about one of farming's most overlooked profit drivers: crop stress.

7. ROSS 250-Gallon Retention Mixers Designed For High-Pressure Processing 7/29/2026
8. Micropep Advances Global Commercialization Of Peptide Biofungicide With U.S. And EU Regulatory Filings 7/28/2026

   Micropep Technologies today announced the submission of regulatory dossiers for Promisin TM in the United States and the European Union, marking another significant milestone in the commercialization of the company's lead peptide-based crop protection product.

9. PhD Candidate Develops AI-Powered App To Help Farmers Combat Crop Disease 7/27/2026

   A University of Guelph Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) PhD candidate is helping farmers protect one of Canada's most important crops using artificial intelligence.

10. BASF Agricultural Solutions Starts Global Registration Of Novel PPO Herbicide Replexor™ Active 7/27/2026

    BASF Agricultural Solutions has begun the registration process for Replexor™ Active (fendioxypyracil), a novel herbicide active ingredient from its protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) innovation pipeline with broad-spectrum activity on both broadleaf weeds and grasses.