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  1. Lumo Partners With Wyatt Irrigation Supply, Setting The New Standard In Precision Irrigation 1/6/2026

    Lumo, the leader in precision irrigation technology for specialty crop growers, today announced a new strategic partnership with Wyatt Irrigation Supply, the most trusted leader in irrigation since 1982, to drive expansion and standardization across the vineyards of Napa and Sonoma.

  2. Researchers Develop New Tools To Turn Grain Crops Into Biosensors 1/6/2026

    A collaborative team of researchers from the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, the University of Florida, Gainesville and University of Iowa have developed groundbreaking tools that allow grasses—including major grain crops like corn—to act as living biosensors capable of detecting minute amounts of chemicals in the field.

  3. Cibus And Interoc Advance Rice Commercialization Strategy For Herbicide-Tolerant Traits In Key Markets Across Latin America 1/5/2026

    Cibus, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBUS), a leading agricultural technology company that develops and licenses plant traits to seed companies, and Interoc, a leading provider of agricultural solutions in Latin America, today announced the execution of a non-binding Letter of Intent (LOI).

  4. Ceres AI Renews And Enhances Integration With John Deere Operations Center To Simplify Farmland Management 1/5/2026

    Ceres AI, the company behind one of the world's most advanced agricultural intelligence platforms, today announced a renewed and enhanced integration with the John Deere Operations Center™.

  5. How A Fungus Leads To Tissue Growths In Maize 1/5/2026

    When a maize plant is attacked by the fungus Ustilago maydis, tumor-like tissue growths occur at the site of infection.

  6. Chard, Broccoli, Kale Thrive In Winter Gardens 1/5/2026

    Some of the best vegetables you can grow here in the South don’t mind a little chill.

  7. Foray Bioscience Announces First Fabricated Seed Partnership With West Coast Chestnut 1/5/2026

    Foray Bioscience, a plant biomanufacturing company growing plant products from the cell up, today announced its first seed partnership with West Coast Chestnut, a leading tissue culture chestnut nursery.

  8. Scientific Partnership For Land Restoration And Agricultural Adaptation In The Aral Sea Region 12/29/2025

    The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture of Uzbekistan, the Karakalpak Research Institute of Agriculture, and the Rice and Grain Association, convened an international roundtable on "Combating Soil Degradation in the Aral Sea Region and Adaptive Agriculture."

  9. Vietnamese Conglomerate To Invest US$120M In Liberian Rice Farming 12/29/2025

    Uniland Group is to invest US$120M in rice farming in Liberia – becoming the first major investor from Vietnam to enter West Africa.

  10. Scientists Develop Zero-Shot Learning Framework For Maize Cob Phenotyping 12/29/2025

    A new study presents a zero-shot learning (ZSL) framework for maize cob phenotyping, enabling the extraction of geometric traits and estimation of yields in both laboratory and field settings without the need for model retraining.