Latest Food Headlines

  1. Verinomics And Pinnacle Seed Form Strategic Partnership To Accelerate Innovation In Leafy Greens 5/8/2025

    Verinomics, a leader in agricultural genomics and gene editing, and Pinnacle Seed, a premier supplier of elite leafy green varieties, today announced a strategic partnership to combine top-tier genetics with cutting-edge breeding and gene editing technologies.

  2. Intensifying Farmland Could Degrade Biodiversity More Than Expansion 5/7/2025

    The intensification of existing farmland can sometimes be more harmful to local biodiversity than expanding the area covered by agricultural land, according to new research just published in Nature Ecology and Evolution.

  3. Rooting Out Plant Diseases: Are Computers Ready To Run Our Farms? 5/7/2025

    Nature is still too complex for artificial intelligence (AI) modelling to be effective, but the tipping point is close, according to a new study that found the technology may still trip at the last real-world hurdle.

  4. 'The Future Of Plant Science In England Is Bright' – Researchers Welcome The Passing Of Precision Breeding Legislation For Plants 5/7/2025

    Following the news that Parliament has passed the secondary legislation to implement the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act for plants in England, we welcome the benefits this offers, and the increased opportunities for plant and microbial science to improve the health of plants, people and the planet.

  5. Working To Develop And Commercialise Two New Varieties Of Kinale Kale First Investigated In Kenya Over 20 Years Ago 5/7/2025

    CABI scientists are working in partnership with the Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) to multiply and bulk seeds of two new varieties of Kinale kale which were first investigated for possible production and registered as kale lines over 20 years ago.

  6. Heat And Drought Are Quietly Hurting Crop Yields 5/6/2025

    More frequent hot weather and droughts have dealt a significant blow to crop yields, especially for key grains like wheat, barley, and maize, according to a Stanford study published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

  7. Data Is Revolutionizing Agriculture By Enabling Better Decisions 5/6/2025

    Enhanced connectivity in agriculture is predicted to add more than $500B to global gross domestic product by the end of the decade, according to the consultancy McKinsey.

  8. ADAMA's Novel Active Ingredient Gilboa™ Introduces A New Mode Of Action For Cereal Crops 5/6/2025

    ADAMA Ltd. (SZSE: 000553), a leading global crop protection company, announced today that its novel Active Ingredient Gilboa™ has been classified as having a unique mode of action for cereal crops by the Fungicide Resistance Action Committee (FRAC).

  9. Wheat Research Team Uses UK's Most Powerful 'Microscope' To Pinpoint Nutrient Hotspots 5/6/2025

    Rothamsted wheat researchers took a short trip down the M40 to put grain samples under the microscope at the Diamond Light Source at the the Harwell campus near Didcot.

  10. Vertical Farming To Increase Yields And Reduce Environmental Impact 5/5/2025

    Vertical farming can do more than lettuce. A research team headed by TUMCREATE, a research platform in Singapore, led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM), has investigated the cultivation of six food groups in vertical farming: Crops, algae, mushrooms, insects, fish and cultivated meat.