Latest Food Headlines
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Crop-Killing Pathogen Found To Disable Plants' Alarm System
11/26/2025
Scientists from The James Hutton Institute, working in collaboration with the University of York and Université Libre de Bruxelles, have discovered how one of the world’s most destructive plant diseases manages to slip past crops’ defences – a breakthrough that could help farmers grow stronger, more resilient plants.
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Kellanova, Walmart And Indigo Ag Partner To Advance Farmer Prosperity In Arkansas Through Regenerative Agriculture
11/24/2025
Kellanova, Walmart and Indigo Ag today announced a new partnership designed to strengthen farmer prosperity through regenerative agriculture across Arkansas.
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A Mulching Film That Protects Plants Without Pesticides Or Plastics
11/21/2025
Whether you’re a home gardener or an industrial farmer, you might be familiar with mulching films — plastic sheets laid over the soil to protect seedlings and promote crop growth.
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Plant Breeding Discovery Could Pave Way For New Crop Species
11/20/2025
One of the great mysteries in plant biology is how, given the clouds of pollen released by dozens of plants species all at the same time, an individual plant can recognize which particular species’ pollen grains will induce fertility and which to reject.
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The Genetic Basis Of Strawberry Aroma
11/20/2025
Aroma is one of the most appreciated attributes of strawberries, but also one of the most complex: it depends on a combination of sugars, acidity, texture, and especially volatile compounds responsible for its characteristic fragrance.
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Ancient Wheat Compound Offers Natural Protection Against Aphids
11/19/2025
Scientists at Rothamsted Research have uncovered a natural defence mechanism in ancestral einkorn wheat that could pave the way for more sustainable pest control in modern agriculture.
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In Brazil, Responsibly Sourced Corn Goes From Field To Cereal Bowl
11/19/2025
As a global plant-based company, we rely on crops—from wheat to rice to oats—to make our iconic foods that people have loved for decades.
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Honda Supports U.S. Farmers In Adopting Regenerative Agriculture For Healthier Soil, Air And Water
11/19/2025
Honda today announced that it has joined Carbon by Indigo, a leading program to help farmers across the U.S. adopt regenerative agriculture practices to improve soil health, capture carbon and increase their profitability.
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Arkansas Research Identifies Temperature Ranges For Eight Cover Crops
11/19/2025
Knowing what temperatures a plant can withstand is a hallmark of botanical science, but those temperatures had not been well documented for many cover crops.
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A Natural Breakthrough In Protecting Cereals And Field Crops
11/18/2025
Amoebas. These single-celled microorganisms are now at the heart of one of agriculture’s latest biological innovation – a bio-fungicide capable of protecting wheat and other cereal crops from crippling fungal diseases that cost global agriculture billions of dollars in annual crop losses and quality.