Sustainability News

  1. Tracing A Path Through Photosynthesis To Food Security 12/15/2025

    The energy that plants capture from sunlight through photosynthesis provides the source of nearly all of humanity’s food.

  2. Researchers Revive Old Pea Varieties In Huge Seed Collection: 'An Untapped Gold Mine For The Future' 12/15/2025

    Using a new AI method, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have rediscovered 51 old pea varieties that are no longer used in agriculture but may prove promising for the production of plant-based foods.

  3. Sucden And Mars Announce Collaboration For Climate-Resilient Cocoa 12/15/2025

    Sucden (General Cocoa) and Mars, Incorporated are pleased to announce the launch of a five-year collaboration (2025-2029) aimed at advancing low-carbon, climate-resilient cocoa production in participating farms in the Dominican Republic and Ecuador.

  4. U Of I's New Controlled Environment Research Facility Advances Indoor Farming With Stakeholder Input 12/15/2025

    Bathed in an otherworldly purple glow, James Santiago points to a curled leaf at the base of a spinach plant.

  5. Chinese Scientists Reveal How Isoflavone 6-Hydroxylase Mediates Soybean Resistance To Phytophthora sojae 12/12/2025

    Researchers from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have uncovered the long-elusive biosynthetic pathway of glycitein, a key soybean isoflavonoid.

  6. CIP And HyFarm Partner To Accelerate A Smarter, Climate-Resilient Potato Future In India 12/11/2025

    The International Potato Center (CIP) and HyFarm, the agri-business unit of HyFun Foods, have announced a strategic partnership to advance India’s processing-grade potato sector through scientific collaboration, technology exchange, and farmer-focused innovation.

  7. Enko And Syngenta Advance New, Novel Mode-Of-Action Fungicide 12/11/2025

    Enko Chem, Inc. announced today that a novel fungicide class of chemistry developed in collaboration with Syngenta Crop Protection has advanced to field testing.

  8. Danforth Plant Science Center To Lead Multi-Disciplinary Research To Enhance Stress Resilience In Bioenergy Sorghum 12/10/2025

    Andrea Eveland, Ph.D., Principal Investigator and member at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, will lead a multi-institutional project to deepen the understanding of sorghum, a versatile bioenergy crop, and its response to environmental challenges.

  9. NewLeaf Vegetable Transplant Technology Launches In California 12/10/2025

    Growers transplanting vegetables from the greenhouse to the field now have an additional tool to prepare for the unexpected during critical periods of transplant stress.

  10. Farmers Edge Announces Corvian — A New Enterprise Technology Division Built To Accelerate Digital Transformation Across Agriculture And Sustainable Supply Chains 12/10/2025

    Farmers Edge Inc. today announced the launch of Corvian, a new enterprise technology division built to modernize systems, align data, and enable large-scale digital execution.