Sustainability News

  1. Leveraging New Technologies For Sustainable Agriculture 6/3/2026

    Changhyeon Kim, assistant professor in the Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture has established a research program in controlled environmental agriculture (CEA) at the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR).

  2. New Husker-Developed Wheat, Triticale Varieties Support Nebraska Producers 6/3/2026

    The warm winter, prolonged drought and spring freezes have combined to make this a punishing year for western Nebraska wheat growers.

  3. A Smarter Way To Grow 6/2/2026

    What if you could grow potatoes from seeds instead of tubers? A research team led by Biochemistry Research Fellow Rowan Herridge, Associate Professor Lynette Brownfield and Professor Richard Macknight has developed a biotech innovation to help breeders create stronger crops and improve hard-to-breed species, supporting a more sustainable future for farming.

  4. Exploring Cost-Effective Fumigation Methods For Small Growers 6/2/2026
  5. 'Living Laboratory' A Foothold For Food Security 6/1/2026

    The ten-minute drive from the North-West University's (NWU) Potchefstroom Campus to Pienaarskamp, just outside the city, is not scenic in the classical sense of the word. Along the route, new shopping centres and other developments show that Potchefstroom is slowly spreading its commercial wings.

  6. Institute Of Crop Science, CAFS And UPLB-Philippine Genome Center For Agriculture Intensify Efforts To Develop And Propagate Superior Ubi Or Purple Yam Varieties Through Advanced Breeding And Genomics 5/29/2026

    Professors and researchers from the Institute of Crop Science (ICropS) of the College of Agriculture and Food Science (UPLB-CAFS), in collaboration with the Philippine Genome Center for Agriculture (UPLB-PGC), are intensifying efforts to strengthen the country’s greater yam or “ubi” industry through the development and propagation of improved purple yam varieties with higher yield, deeper purple flesh color, and enhanced nutritional quality.

  7. Water-Up And Water In: Irrigation Can Improve Production And Profits While Reducing Risk 5/29/2026

    Irrigators have the advantage of applying water to help with germination and emergence and incorporate herbicides and nutrients.

  8. IRRI And BRMP Formalize Renewed Partnership To Advance Rice Research In Indonesia 5/29/2026

    The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Badan Perakitan dan Modernisasi Pertanian (BRMP) of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Indonesia have formalized a renewed partnership to advance rice research and development in Indonesia through a newly signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

  9. Future Harvest: The European Program Tackling The Decline In Generational Renewal In Farming 5/28/2026

    EIT Food and the PepsiCo Foundation today announced the launch of Future Harvest, a new European program designed to support young and next-generation farmers as they build viable, resilient, and future-ready farming operations.

  10. AERZEN Presents New Turbo Generation G6 5/27/2026

    AERZEN is pushing the technological development of its successful Turbo series and is presenting the first sizes of the new G6 generation with the AT125-0.9S G6, the AT125-1.3S G6 and the AT250-0.9S G6. They set new standards in terms of energy efficiency, turndown and digitisation and open up new possibilities for future-oriented applications. Another new addition to the portfolio is the AT450-0.9S turbo stage for high volume flows. AERZEN is thus further expanding its position as a technology leader in the range of powerful and efficient turbo solutions.