Sustainability News

  1. U.S. Sugar, Everglades Equipment Group Announce Strategic Partnership Utilizing Latest American-Grown John Deere Technology 6/17/2025

    As part of U.S. Sugar's commitment to sustainably producing sugar for American consumers over the next 100 years, the Company announced today it has entered into a strategic partnership with Everglades Equipment Group, one of the nation's leading providers of John Deere equipment and precision agriculture technology solutions.

  2. Treetoscope And Nutrien Team Up To Transform Irrigation Efficiency Across The Americas 6/16/2025

    Treetoscope, a precision irrigation innovator, and Nutrien Ag Solutions, the world's largest provider of crop inputs and services, have announced a groundbreaking multi-year collaboration aimed at revolutionizing how growers manage irrigation and crop performance across multiple territories.

  3. Time Of Sowing Trials Equip WA Growers To Adapt To Variable Seasons 6/16/2025

    Western Australian grain growers are set to benefit from a series of targeted projects focused on time of sowing in response to increasing seasonal variability.

  4. CABI Works In Partnership To Step Up The Fight Against Invasive Croton Scale Pest In Grenada 6/16/2025

    CABI’s PlantwisePlus programme is working with Grenada’s Ministry of Agriculture and the Sandals Foundation to sustainably manage invasive Croton scale which can devastate the Caribbean country’s mango, guava, plums, and soursop crops.

  5. MSU-Led Research Team Receives $500K Grant To Combat Herbicide-Resistant Weeds In Soybeans 6/16/2025

    A national research team led by Michigan State University has received a $500,000 grant from the United Soybean Board to develop new diagnostic tools for herbicide-resistant weeds in soybeans. The award currently covers one year but can be extended for up to three years.

  6. Plants Don't Just Feel The Heat – They Decode It Through A Molecular Network 6/13/2025

    In a new framework that could reshape how we engineer crops for a warming world, scientists have revealed that plants don't rely on a single "thermometer" to sense temperature.

  7. Review: Heat-Resilient Crops Are Within Reach — Given Enough Time And Money 6/12/2025

    Laboratory and field experiments have repeatedly shown that modifying the process of photosynthesis or the physical characteristics of plants can make crops more resilient to hotter temperatures.

  8. Scientists Discover Smart 'Switch' In Plants That Allows Them To Redirect Roots To Find Water 6/12/2025

    Scientists have discovered a rapid molecular switch in plant roots that allows them to detect dry soils and redirect root growth to find water. This discovery could help in developing drought-resilient crops and addressing future food security challenges.

  9. Future Banana Research At WUR: Multidisciplinary, International And Impact-Driven 6/12/2025

    Banana research at Wageningen University & Research (WUR) is breaking new ground with Desalegn Etalo and Harold Meijer.

  10. USask Researchers Discover Genes That Protect Wheat From Disease 6/11/2025

    To get ahead of these pathogens, University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers like Dr. Valentyna Klymiuk (PhD) and Dr. Curtis Pozniak (PhD) are studying wild wheat varieties that carry resistance to these harmful pathogens.