Current Headlines

  1. Understanding Soil pH Effects On Citrus Root Morphology And Nutrient Uptake Efficiency 1/19/2026

    Citrus is a major global fruit crop grown in more than 130 countries, with great economic and nutritional importance.

  2. SAP And Syngenta Announce Partnership To Scale AI-Assisted Agriculture 1/15/2026

    SAP SE and Syngenta, a global leader in agricultural innovation, today announced a multi-year strategic technology partnership to accelerate AI-assisted innovation across Syngenta’s global operations.

  3. Locust Swarms Destroy Crops — Scientists Found A Way To Stop It 1/15/2026

    “They’re very destructive when there's a lot of them, but one on one, what's not to love?” Arianne Cease says.

  4. Cquesta Expands Innovation Platform With Danforth Center Technology To Accelerate Development Of Climate-Resilient Corn 1/14/2026

    Cquesta, a leading agricultural biotechnology company, today announced a research license agreement with the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center for advanced root genetic technology developed by Dr. Christopher Topp.

  5. Chef Robotics And Packline Partner On End-To-End Meal Production Automation 1/13/2026

    Chef Robotics, a leader in AI-enabled robotic systems for food assembly, and Packline Solutions Group, announced a strategic partnership to offer an integrated food manufacturing automation solution for flexible meal assembly and packaging.

  6. Urschel At Food Processing Expo 1/13/2026

    Urschel, the global leader in food processing technology, is headed to The California League of Food Producers (CLFP) Food Processing Expo from February 4-5, 2026.

  7. How Wheat Fends Off Fungi 1/12/2026

    Cereals have natural resistance to pathogenic fungi, but powdery mildew, for example, can overcome this resistance. A team at the University of Zurich has now discovered a new mechanism that enables powdery mildew to outsmart the immune system of wheat.

  8. Study Finds Food Waste Compost Less Effective Than Potting Mix Alone 1/12/2026

    With an estimated 30% to 40% of the United States' food supply ending up as waste, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, food science and horticulture experts teamed up to study if it could lay the foundation for growing the next bunch of crops.

  9. Why Standard Soil Tests Don't Tell Potato Growers What They Need To Know 1/12/2026

    A standard soil test is a good place to start, however it is not sufficient in itself to provide the basis for your fertiliser programme. Regrettably, a standard soil test only tell part of the story. For a crop as demanding and sensitive to soil conditions as potatoes this isn’t enough.

  10. International Collaboration Aims To Improve Key Crops For Rwandan Farmers 1/12/2026

    The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center is part of a new international initiative to establish a Centre of Excellence for Crop Biotechnology at the Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) Rubona Station in Huye District, Rwanda.