Sustainability News

  1. U Of I, USDA Collaborate On Crop Nitrogen Calculator, New Barley Nitrogen Guidelines 8/10/2026

    University of Idaho and U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers have developed a free online calculator to help Idaho barley and sugar beet growers determine how much nitrogen fertilizer to apply for the greatest profit.

  2. University Developing Drought-Resilient Crops To Meet Climate Change Challenges 8/7/2026

    Work is underway at Harper Adams University to develop crops which can withstand the stress of droughts of the kind currently afflicting the UK - in a bid to boost food security.

  3. FAO Seeks Time-Sensitive Support To Protect Afghanistan's 2027 Wheat Harvest Ahead Of Critical Planting Window 8/6/2026

    Rising fertilizer prices are threatening Afghanistan's 2027 wheat harvest just as farmers prepare for what could be one of the country's most promising wheat-growing seasons in years.

  4. Insights On Soil Health Help Sustainable Farming In Vietnam's Central Highlands 8/5/2026

    The fertile basaltic soils of Vietnam’s Central Highlands have helped make the country the world’s largest producer of Robusta coffee.

  5. Drought-Hardy Ryegrass Raises New Challenge 8/5/2026

    A study by La Trobe University researchers has found annual ryegrass, the most damaging weed in Australian grain systems, can adjust its growth and reproduction to survive under drought stress, making it potentially harder to manage as climate conditions become more variable.

  6. IRRI Supports Can Tho's Transition From Pilot Fields To Large-Scale Low-Emission Rice Production Zones 8/4/2026

    Government agencies, researchers, agricultural cooperatives, farmers, and private-sector partners gathered to showcase major strides in scaling high-quality, low-emission rice production under Vietnam’s One Million Hectares of High-quality and Low-emission Rice (1Mha) Programme.

  7. ICAR's Genome Breakthrough Paves Way For Better Pigeonpea Varieties 8/4/2026

    In a major scientific breakthrough Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has developed India's first fully annotated telomere-to-telomere (T2T) reference genome of pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L. Millsp.) variety 'Asha'.

  8. Soilless Farming System Design Can Determine Microbial Growth, Impact On Crops 8/4/2026

    Vegetable production from soilless farming — a method of growing plants in a nutrient-rich solution rather than traditional soil — is significant, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), with more than half of tomatoes, cucumbers and lettuce grown using hydroponics.

  9. UGM Partners With WorldVeg To Strengthen Global Plant Disease Diagnostics 8/4/2026

    Emerging plant diseases are becoming an increasingly serious global challenge, threatening crop productivity and food security.

  10. Warwick Researchers Power AI-Driven Pest Monitoring For UK Vegetable Growers 8/4/2026

    Researchers at the University of Warwick are helping to develop an artificial intelligence-powered pest monitoring system that enables UK vegetable growers to detect damaging insect pests earlier.