Latest Food Headlines

31. Study Reveals How Wheat Roots Are Quietly Engineering Their Microbiomes 6/20/2025

    In a major advance for agriculture, a new study reveals how wheat plants actively influence the microbial communities living on and inside their roots—and how these root microbiomes change over time depending on conditions such as drought and irrigation.

32. New Australian Chickpea Pan-Genome Poised To Boost National Chickpea Production 6/19/2025

    Researchers from the Centre for Crop and Food Innovation (CCFI) at Murdoch University have led the generation of a pan-genome tailored specifically to Australian chickpea varieties, paving the way for improved chickpea production across the country.

33. Solar Panels Give Edge To Tomatoes Grown Underneath 6/18/2025

    Experiments lead to a greater understanding, deeper insights, and sometimes they even bear fruit. That was certainly the case last summer at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), where researchers nurtured a dozen tomato plants.

34. Climate Change Cuts Global Crop Yields, Even When Farmers Adapt 6/18/2025

    The global food system faces growing risks from climate change, even as farmers seek to adapt, according to a June 18 study in Nature.

35. Micropep And Corteva Announce Multi-Year Research Collaboration To Advance Sustainable Biocontrol Solutions 6/18/2025

    Micropep Technologies, a global leader in micropeptide technology for sustainable crop protection, in partnership with Corteva, Inc., today announced a multi-year research and development collaboration through its Corteva Catalyst platform to co-develop next-generation peptide-based biocontrol solutions.

36. U.S. Sugar, Everglades Equipment Group Announce Strategic Partnership Utilizing Latest American-Grown John Deere Technology 6/17/2025

    As part of U.S. Sugar's commitment to sustainably producing sugar for American consumers over the next 100 years, the Company announced today it has entered into a strategic partnership with Everglades Equipment Group, one of the nation's leading providers of John Deere equipment and precision agriculture technology solutions.

37. Treetoscope And Nutrien Team Up To Transform Irrigation Efficiency Across The Americas 6/16/2025

    Treetoscope, a precision irrigation innovator, and Nutrien Ag Solutions, the world's largest provider of crop inputs and services, have announced a groundbreaking multi-year collaboration aimed at revolutionizing how growers manage irrigation and crop performance across multiple territories.

38. Time Of Sowing Trials Equip WA Growers To Adapt To Variable Seasons 6/16/2025

    Western Australian grain growers are set to benefit from a series of targeted projects focused on time of sowing in response to increasing seasonal variability.

39. CABI Works In Partnership To Step Up The Fight Against Invasive Croton Scale Pest In Grenada 6/16/2025

    CABI’s PlantwisePlus programme is working with Grenada’s Ministry of Agriculture and the Sandals Foundation to sustainably manage invasive Croton scale which can devastate the Caribbean country’s mango, guava, plums, and soursop crops.

40. MSU-Led Research Team Receives $500K Grant To Combat Herbicide-Resistant Weeds In Soybeans 6/16/2025

    A national research team led by Michigan State University has received a $500,000 grant from the United Soybean Board to develop new diagnostic tools for herbicide-resistant weeds in soybeans. The award currently covers one year but can be extended for up to three years.