Latest Food Headlines
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Sustainable Irrigation Critical To Recovery Of Ukrainian Farms, A Major Global Exporter Of Grain And Oilseeds
7/18/2024
By the middle of the century, three-quarters of Ukrainian croplands—a critical source of the world’s grain and oilseeds—will experience water shortages due to the combination of climate change and infrastructural damage caused by the Russian invasion, according to new research from in an international research team led by Carnegie Science’s Lorenzo Rosa and including members of the World Bank’s Global Water Practice unit.
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Study Reveals Key Gene Protecting Plants From Harmful Metals In Soil
7/18/2024
The negative impact of human activity on Earth doesn’t just affect our planet’s atmosphere—it goes much deeper, into its soils.
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Plenty And Mawarid Launch Regional Partnership To Grow Fresh Produce In GCC
7/18/2024
Today, Plenty Unlimited Inc. ("Plenty") and Mawarid Holding Investment ("Mawarid")—a subsidiary of Alpha Dhabi Holding, a major publicly listed company on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX)—announced they have entered into an exclusive, multi-year, region-wide partnership to bring locally grown fresh produce to countries across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
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Groundcherry Gets Genetic Upgrades: Turning A Garden Curiosity Into An Agricultural Powerhouse
7/18/2024
Imagine a small fruit that tastes like a cross between a tomato and a pineapple, wrapped in its own natural paper lantern.
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Researchers Predict Fewer, Pricier Strawberries As Temperatures Warm
7/17/2024
Strawberries could be fewer and more expensive because of higher temperatures caused by climate change, according to research from the University of Waterloo.
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University Of Kentucky Study Highlights The Benefits Of Mixing Cover Crops
7/17/2024
A new University of Kentucky study entitled “Productivity benefits of cereal-legume cover crop mixtures under variable soil nitrogen and termination times” suggests that mixing cover crops is a beneficial strategy for modern agriculture.
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ICL And Lavie Bio Leverage Artificial Intelligence To Make Significant Advancement In Development Of Yield Increasing Bio-Stimulants
7/17/2024
ICL (NYSE: ICL) (TASE: ICL), a leading global specialty minerals company, and Lavie Bio Ltd., a leading ag-biologicals company and subsidiary of Evogene Ltd. (Nasdaq: EVGN) (TASE: EVGN), today announced a significant milestone in their collaboration to develop bio-stimulant solutions for key row crops facing various abiotic stresses.
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Leafy Greens Grown By Night Prove Cheaper And Just As Good
7/17/2024
Utility companies offer flexible electricity rates depending on the time of day to reduce demand at peak hours.
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Agriculture's New Decision-Making Tool: Biome Makers Launches BeCrop Farm
7/16/2024
Biome Makers, a leading global agtech company on a mission to recover soil health and improve farmer profitability, announces the latest evolution of BeCrop® technology.
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Managing Southern Root-Knot Nematode In Kentucky High Tunnels Using Grafted Tomato
7/16/2024
The University of Kentucky Department of Agriculture recently published the results of a significant advancement in the management of Southern Root-knot Nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) in high tunnel tomato production through the use of grafted tomato plants.