Latest Food Headlines

  1. Kentucky State Researchers Develop Sustainable Strategies For Indoor Crop Production 9/1/2026

    In indoor agriculture, every drop of water, dose of fertilizer, and hour under specialized lighting can affect productivity, cost, and environmental impact.

  2. Secretary Rollins Unveils Plan To Modernize Agricultural Data Collection And Put Farmers First 9/1/2026

    Today, at the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Data Modernization Plan to put Farmers First, reduce unnecessary burdens on producers, and improve the timeliness, accuracy, and usefulness of the agricultural data that informs decisions across American agriculture.

  3. IRRI And Government Of Sikkim Explore Collaboration To Advance Climate-Smart Rice, Seed Systems, And Scale-Appropriate Mechanization 9/1/2026

    The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Government of Sikkim are exploring strengthened collaboration to support sustainable and climate-resilient rice-based agriculture through preservation and promotion of traditional rice landraces, strengthening seed systems, scale-appropriate mechanization, and capacity development.

  4. New Mechanism Of Plant Immune Defense Discovered 8/31/2026

    Growth or disease defense? In higher organisms, scarce resources are constantly being allocated between these two priorities. As in humans, this balance is also regulated by hormones in plants.

  5. Protecting The Peanut: Sensors Help Fend Off Fungus 8/31/2026

    Sweet, salty, crunchy, or creamy — no matter how it's munched, the Virginia peanut has been a cash crop for the commonwealth for much of the last two centuries.

  6. Nuclear Techniques Improve Rice Varieties, Boost Yields In Lao PDR 8/31/2026

    Rice is a staple food and a source of income for rural households in the Lao People's Democratic Republic. It is the cornerstone of national food security.

  7. Drones Take Farming To New Heights 8/28/2026

    High above the fields of the Morven Sustainability Lab, drones equipped with heat and light sensors are changing what it means to farm smarter.

  8. U Of I Leads $6M AI Research To Reduce Global Crop Losses 8/28/2026

    University of Idaho has been awarded a $6M grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop new data collection technologies and AI models to breed stronger, higher-yielding cereal crops.

  9. Tomatoes Get Flavour Boost From Green Bin Compost 8/27/2026

    Commercially-farmed tomatoes taste sweeter when food and garden waste compost is added to their soil, a University of Queensland study has found.

  10. Boosting Soybean Protein: The Essential Role Of Zinc And Sulfur In Sustainable Crop Production 8/27/2026

    Soybean is a critical element of the global food supply: Between its use for animal feed and human consumption, it accounts for roughly two-thirds of plant-based protein meal output world-wide.