Latest Food Headlines
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Soil Increasingly Salty: New Discovery Can Help Make Crops More Resilient
2/27/2024
Salinization causes major crop losses worldwide. Plants die or their growth is severely limited. Researchers from Wageningen University & Research (WUR) have discovered that a local regulator protein promotes root growth in saline soil, allowing a plant to develop.
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Targeting Seed Microbes To Improve Seed Resilience
2/26/2024
Fonio (Digitaria exilis), a type of millet, is the oldest indigenous crop in West Africa and one of the fastest maturing cereals.
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Twin City Foods, Inc. And Smith Frozen Foods, Inc. Announce Strategic Merger
2/23/2024
Two leading frozen food companies, Twin City Foods, Inc., and Smith Frozen Foods, Inc. have signed a Term Sheet to merge.
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Ladybug Scents Offer A More Ecologically Friendly Way To Protect Crops
2/22/2024
The use of pesticides, while beneficial for global food security, wreaks havoc on natural ecosystems and human health.
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US Gardeners Rush To Snap Up Purple Tomatoes Pioneered In Norfolk
2/22/2024
A genetically modified purple tomato first produced by Norfolk scientists nearly two decades ago has been enthusiastically adopted by home gardeners after it was made available for purchase in the United States.
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Endress+Hauser Is Developing Strongly
2/21/2024
Endress+Hauser has developed strongly in its 70th anniversary year. The specialist for measurement technology and automation solutions increased its consolidated sales by 11 percent to more than 3.7 billion euros in 2023.
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Hydrothermal Model Predicts Russian Thistle Seedling Emergence
2/21/2024
Recently published research in the journal Weed Science highlights the first predictive model to use hydrothermal time (HTT) unit data to predict Russian thistle (Salsola tragus) seedling emergence in the Pacific Northwest (PNW).
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AgPlenus Announces Licensing & Collaboration Agreement With Bayer To Develop A New Sustainable Weed Control Solution
2/21/2024
AgPlenus Ltd., a global leader in designing and developing novel sustainable crop protection products and a subsidiary of Evogene Ltd. (Nasdaq: EVGN), (TASE: EVGN), announced today the signing of a licensing & collaboration agreement with Bayer AG, a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of health care and agriculture.
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Syngenta And Lavie Bio Announce Partnership To Discover And Develop Novel Bio-Insecticide
2/21/2024
Syngenta Crop Protection, a leader in agricultural innovation, and Lavie Bio Ltd., a leading ag-biologicals company and a subsidiary of Evogene Ltd. (Nasdaq: EVGN) (TASE: EVGN), today announced an agreement for the discovery and development of new biological insecticidal solutions.
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Intelinair Expands Digital Platform Connectivity For Farmers With CNH Integration
2/20/2024
Intelinair, the makers of AGMRI and a leading ag data analytics company, announced today it has extended its digital connectivity options for farmers by integrating its digital platform, AGMRI, with CNH’s global operating platform.