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  1. Free Tool Helps Growers, Advisors See Impact Of Regenerative Practices On Drought Resilience 5/14/2026

    As drought risk intensifies across U.S. farmland, the Soil Health Institute (SHI) has launched a new, science-based tool to help farmers and advisors understand how soil health management can improve water availability and crop resilience.

  2. Scalable Methods For Fruit Shape And Stomatal Phenotyping In Southern Highbush Blueberry 5/14/2026

    As blueberry production expands worldwide, consumer tastes are reshaping the berry itself. Consumers want big, firm blueberries that stay fresh longer.

  3. ICRISAT And CIMMYT Launch New Initiative To Fast-Track Climate-Resilient Crops For Dryland Farmers In Africa And India 5/14/2026

    The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and CIMMYT, with funding support from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, have launched a landmark research initiative to dramatically shorten the time required to develop climate-resilient and market-preferred crop varieties for farmers in the drylands of Eastern Africa and India.

  4. Green Star Organic Milling Strengthens Food Safety Program With METTLER TOLEDO Metal Detector 5/13/2026
  5. Planet Selected For 7-Figure Deal With Czech Government For AI-Powered Agriculture Monitoring 5/13/2026

    Planet Labs Germany, a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, today announced Planet's subsidiary Sinergise Solutions d.o.o. has signed a 2-year, 7-figure contract to provide satellite imagery and AI-powered analytics to the State Agricultural Intervention Fund (SZIF) of the Czech Republic.

  6. Biodegradable Sensors Attached To Plants Detect Pesticides In Three Minutes 5/13/2026

    Researchers at the São Carlos Institute of Physics at the University of São Paulo (IFSC-USP) in Brazil, led by Paulo Augusto Raymundo-Pereira, have created biodegradable, "wearable" sensors for plants to monitor their health, including the presence of pesticides.

  7. AERZEN Delta Hybrid: New Sizes D11S And D16S 5/12/2026

    AERZEN is expanding its successful Delta Hybrid series in the lower volume flow range. With the new sizes D11S and D16S, the compressor specialist is further expanding its portfolio of directly-driven screw blowers and creating additional flexibility for economical and energy-efficient process air generation in smaller performance ranges.

  8. Researchers Reveal Evolutionary History Of Wheat Quality And Propose New Strategies For Breeding-By-Design 5/12/2026

    The key determinants of dough elasticity, extensibility, and other processing properties are gluten proteins stored in wheat grains.

  9. VeriGrain Launches AI Tool To Improve Yields And Reduce Fertilizer Costs 5/12/2026

    VeriGrain has launched a new nutrient analysis and recommendation platform that uses post-harvest grain samples to help farmers improve yields, reduce fertilizer costs, and increase returns.

  10. Ripe For The Picking 5/11/2026

    On a brisk spring morning in Randolph County, North Carolina, NC State University researcher Jing Zhang strides through a blueberry patch, stops at a bush and pulls out her smartphone.