Latest Food Headlines

  1. Clemson, USDA Develop Tools To Breed Disease-Resistant Watermelons 10/29/2026

    Watermelon is the largest acreage vegetable crop grown in South Carolina. To help ensure watermelons are available to eat for years to come, Clemson University and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are developing disease-resistant watermelon breeding lines.

  2. New Research On Growing Resilient And Nutritious Crops 10/29/2026

    A new Coordinated Research Project (CRP) under the Atoms4Food initiative will support the development of climate-resilient and nutrient-dense crops and assess their nutritional benefits for populations in the Indo-Pacific region, where food security and nutrition are under pressure from climate-related stresses and soil degradation.

  3. Kennesaw State Researcher Uses Wireless Technology To Improve Soybean Breeding 10/27/2026

    Detecting crop anomalies early could become easier for farmers thanks to research underway at Kennesaw State University.

  4. From Wild Potatoes To Resilient Varieties: Crop Trust And International Potato Centre Expand Potato Work In East Africa 10/27/2026

    East African potato farmers could soon get help from an unlikely source – potatoes with wild ancestors from the Andes of South America.

  5. Pairwise Licenses Fulcrum® Platform To Kaveri Seeds, Its First Partner In India 10/27/2026

    Pairwise today announced that Kaveri Seed Company Limited (NSE: KSCL, BSE: 532899), one of India’s leading seed companies, has licensed Pairwise's Fulcrum® platform to develop improved maize, cotton, rice, pearl millet, mustard and vegetable varieties suited to the country's diverse growing conditions.

  6. Mizzou Researchers Create Rice Plants That Fight Off Devastating Disease 10/27/2026

    University of Missouri researchers have created rice plants that resist bacterial blight, a devastating disease that threatens one of the world’s most important food crops.

  7. College Of Ag Sciences To Receive $500,000 In USDA Specialty Crop Funds 10/27/2026

    Researchers in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences are set to receive more than $500,000 through competitive awards administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program.

  8. Xi'an Highlights Smart Agriculture And Looks To Expand International Cooperation 10/26/2026

    The northwestern Chinese city of Xi'an presented its work in smart farm machinery and digital crop monitoring, while proposing cooperation with partner cities abroad on joint research, machinery demonstrations and exchanges of agricultural technicians.

  9. Barley Seed Could Carry Fungicide-Resistant Disease Into Next Crop, UniSQ Researchers Find 10/26/2026

    Barley seed could be carrying more than the potential for a new crop, with emerging research from the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) finding that fungicide-resistant net blotch can be carried on seed and transferred to seedlings.

  10. Time To Tap Into Agriculture's Hidden Genetic Potential 10/23/2026

    Modern agriculture's selective breeding of crops for particular requirements may now be a roadblock for further gains, prompting a trio of senior University of Queensland plant scientists to call for a new way forward.