Current Headlines

  1. PepsiCo And Cargill Collaborate To Empower Farmers By Advancing Sustainable Agriculture 7/15/2025

    PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) and Cargill today announced a strategic collaboration to advance regenerative agriculture practices across 240,000 acres from 2025 through 2030.

  2. Scientists Uncover DNA Secrets To Bolster Corn Crop Traits 7/15/2025

    A team that includes Rutgers University-New Brunswick scientists has unlocked some of the secrets of corn DNA, revealing how specific sections of genetic material control vital traits such as plant architecture and pest resistance.

  3. Net Form Net Blotch Triple Fungicide Resistance Detected In WA 7/15/2025

    Barley growers throughout Western Australia should assess their integrated disease management strategies following detection of net form net blotch isolates with resistance to all three fungicide groups currently registered for control of this fungal pathogen.

  4. Ferrero Group Acquiring WK Kellogg Company 7/14/2025

    The Ferrero Group (“Ferrero" or the “Company”) and WK Kellogg Co (NYSE: KLG) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Ferrero has agreed to acquire WK Kellogg Co, for $23.00 per share in cash, representing a total enterprise value of $3.1 billion.

  5. Topcon Agriculture Announces Enhanced Boom Height Control Solution With UC7 Plus 7/14/2025

    Topcon Agriculture has introduced the next generation of its boom height control technology for agricultural spraying applications with the launch of the UC7 Plus.

  6. How Plants Survive Drought: The Unsuspected Role Of Myosin XI In Guard Cells 7/14/2025

    With climate change exacerbating drought conditions, scientists in Japan have identified a hidden player in plant survival: myosin XI.

  7. Spearhead Bio Awarded NSF Tech Transfer Grant To Accelerate Development Of Improved Corn Varieties 7/14/2025

    Spearhead Bio, a biotechnology startup revolutionizing crop genome engineering through the use of plants' own natural DNA, has been awarded a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF).

  8. U.S. Pest Aligns With National Push For Cleaner Agriculture And Glyphosate-Free Food Production 7/11/2025

    U.S. Pest, a trusted leader in pest management solutions in Tennessee, today announced its strong support for recent initiatives, including those championed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to eliminate toxic pesticides like glyphosate from agriculture and food production.

  9. Qore Launches In Eddyville, Iowa, Ushering In Large-Scale Corn Processing For Bio-Based Solutions 7/10/2025

    Qore, a joint venture of Minnesota-based Cargill and Germany-based HELM, is officially starting production of QIRA, the world’s first large-scale 1,4-butanediol (BDO) made from locally grown dent corn.

  10. Study Helps Urban Farmers Create 'Light Recipe' To Increase Crop Yield 7/10/2025

    Researchers have developed a new formula to allow urban farmers to design their own ‘light recipe’ - a combination of different colours of lighting that could help increase crop yields in vertical farms.