Latest Food Headlines
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Paraguay Issues Full Approval Of Oxitec's Friendly™ Fall Armyworm To Help Combat Growing Threat Of Pest Pressure On Crops, Food Security
3/14/2024
Oxitec Ltd, the leading developer of insect-based biological solutions to control pests that transmit disease, destroy crops and harm livestock, announced today the full commercial approval of its Friendly™ fall armyworm solution in Paraguay, one of Latin America's leading food-producing countries.
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Rockefeller Foundation Calls For Boosting Underutilized Crops To Strengthen Africa’s Food And Nutrition Security
3/14/2024
The Rockefeller Foundation today released two reports that build the evidence base for investing in underutilized indigenous and traditional crops as a means of strengthening food and nutrition security and climate resilience in Africa.
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Study Finds Maize Roots Adapt To Different Tillage Practices
3/14/2024
A study by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has revealed how maize roots change their traits in response to different tillage practices, such as no tillage (NT) and conventional tillage (CT).
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Lavie Bio And Ceres Global Ag Corp. Collaborate To Include Yalos™ Bio-Inoculant, In Regenerative Agriculture Initiatives In North America
3/13/2024
Lavie Bio Ltd., a leading ag-biologicals company that develops microbiome-based, computational-driven bio-stimulant and bio-pesticide novel products and a subsidiary of Evogene Ltd. (TASE: EVGN), today announced that Ceres Global Ag Corp. ("Ceres") a global agricultural, energy and industrial products merchandising and supply chain company, has chosen Lavie Bio as a supplier in its sustainability programs with grain producers.
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New Guide Tackling The Challenge Of Blueberry Rust
3/13/2024
The NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) continues to support growers across the State with the release of the Managing blueberry rust publication.
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High-Tunnel Organic Ginger: Response To Propagation Material, Fertilizer, And Prepropagation Rhizome
3/12/2024
Ginger is one of the world’s leading spice crops, and is used for both its medicinal and flavor qualities. It grows well in tropical regions and its rhizomes mature in eight to nine months from planting.
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FMC Corporation Expands Biologicals Crop Protection Platform In Canada
3/12/2024
FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC), a leading global agricultural sciences company, announced a collaboration in Canada with Novonesis (formerly Novozymes A/S), a leader in plant biosolutions. The agreement is part of FMC's strategic plan to grow its biologicals platform in key markets.
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New, Natural Weed Control Effective Against Most Challenging Herbicide Resistant Weeds
3/12/2024
More than 1,000 global field and green house trials show Harpe Bioherbicide Solutions, Inc., plant extract-based herbicides provide effective control against a broad spectrum of broadleaf and grass weeds and seeds including the most challenging resistant weeds farmers face.
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Leading A New Chapter In International Cooperation On Wild Rice
3/11/2024
An international alliance has been set up to conserve wild rice, with University of Queensland Professor of Innovation in Agriculture, Professor Robert Henry, the Australian representative.
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Cold Plasma Could Be Hot Stuff For Grain Growers, Say Researchers
3/11/2024
Using plasma — the stuff of outer space — University of Alberta researchers have found an effective way to decontaminate grain tainted by mould, and also boost seed germination.