Sustainability News

31. U Of I Leads $6M AI Research To Reduce Global Crop Losses 8/28/2026

    University of Idaho has been awarded a $6M grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop new data collection technologies and AI models to breed stronger, higher-yielding cereal crops.

32. Tomatoes Get Flavour Boost From Green Bin Compost 8/27/2026

    Commercially-farmed tomatoes taste sweeter when food and garden waste compost is added to their soil, a University of Queensland study has found.

33. Boosting Soybean Protein: The Essential Role Of Zinc And Sulfur In Sustainable Crop Production 8/27/2026

    Soybean is a critical element of the global food supply: Between its use for animal feed and human consumption, it accounts for roughly two-thirds of plant-based protein meal output world-wide.

34. From Planting To Harvest: CropX Acquires SCIO To Create Agriculture's First Self-Improving Agronomic Intelligence Platform 8/26/2026

    CropX Technologies, a global leader in digital agronomy solutions, announced today the acquisition of SCIO, a global leader in portable near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy for agriculture and the food industry.

35. Research That Never Stops Growing 8/26/2026

    New Hampshire Agricultural Research Station researcher Rebecca (Becky) Sideman says this in her office on a sunny day in June.

36. AI Eye-In-The-Sky Monitoring Of Crops And Livestock Provides Real-Time Insights And Advice 8/26/2026

    Charles Sturt University researchers have developed artificial intelligence (AI) technology that could assist Australia’s 80,000 farming enterprises which face challenges in monitoring and managing their assets in real time.

37. Using Data To Help Wheat Growers Adapt To Unpredictable Weather 8/26/2026

    For generations, wheat planting has followed predictable seasonal patterns. But this year, unseasonably warm weather in March and April accelerated wheat growth, pushing the crop into a vulnerable growth stage when widespread freezing temperatures hit.

38. TerraClear Launches Commercial Weed Mapping For Corn And Soybeans, Bringing Quarter-Inch Detection To The Sprayer 8/25/2026

    TerraClear has announced the commercial availability of its weed mapping solution for corn and soybeans, extending the field-intelligence platform it has used to map more than 1.5 million acres into one of the costliest problems in row-crop agriculture: weed control.

39. Indigo Agriculture Launches ENAI, A Biological Crop Protection And Plant Performance Company 8/25/2026

    Indigo Agriculture today announced the launch of ENAI, an independent agricultural biologicals company created to accelerate innovation, strengthen industry partnerships and advance the next generation of biological crop protection and plant performance.

40. Hidden Daily Rhythm Of Tomato Growth Could Help Crops Survive Heatwaves And Drought 8/24/2026

    A hidden daily rhythm inside tomato plants could help develop crops that produce higher yields using less water, according to new research from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU).