Sustainability News

  1. Securing The Future Through Smarter Resource Management 8/3/2026

    Healthy natural resources are the foundation of food security, resilient livelihoods and sustainable development. By prioritizing conservation and integrated landscape management, countries can strengthen agricultural productivity while safeguarding the ecosystems that support long-term prosperity.

  2. ICRISAT Secures Gene Editing Deployment License To Strengthen Small Farms, Farmer Profitability Across Asia, Africa 8/3/2026

    In a key milestone for food security and climate-resilient agriculture, the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has secured long-term access to CRISPR-Cas9 in order to deploy gene editing, one of the world's most transformative new technologies, across smallholder Asian and African farms.

  3. Limagrain And Qi Biodesign Sign Worldwide Licensing Agreement For Genome Editing Technologies To Accelerate The Development Of Next-Generation Crop Varieties 7/31/2026

    Limagrain and leading genome editing player Beijing Qi Biodesign Biotechnology Co., Ltd. ("Qi Biodesign") today announced a global licensing agreement granting Limagrain access to a portfolio of genome editing technologies for field and vegetable crops.

  4. Global Crops And Drought 7/30/2026

    As temperature and rainfall fluctuations continue to influence global crop production, UD research has identified where crops are most vulnerable to environmental stressors.

  5. Locus Agriculture Highlights The Importance Of 'Stress Economics' As Growers Expand The Use Of Bombigro® 7/30/2026

    As rising production costs and tighter margins force growers to examine every agronomic investment more closely, Locus Agriculture (Locus AG) is encouraging producers to think differently about one of farming's most overlooked profit drivers: crop stress.

  6. ROSS 250-Gallon Retention Mixers Designed For High-Pressure Processing 7/29/2026
  7. Micropep Advances Global Commercialization Of Peptide Biofungicide With U.S. And EU Regulatory Filings 7/28/2026

    Micropep Technologies today announced the submission of regulatory dossiers for Promisin TM in the United States and the European Union, marking another significant milestone in the commercialization of the company's lead peptide-based crop protection product.

  8. Gene Discovery Could Shave Years Off Avocado Breeding 7/28/2026

    Scientists have found a genetic switch that could shave years off avocado breeding by allowing researchers to identify one of a young tree’s most important traits long before it flowers.

  9. PhD Candidate Develops AI-Powered App To Help Farmers Combat Crop Disease 7/27/2026

    A University of Guelph Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) PhD candidate is helping farmers protect one of Canada's most important crops using artificial intelligence.

  10. BASF Agricultural Solutions Starts Global Registration Of Novel PPO Herbicide Replexor™ Active 7/27/2026

    BASF Agricultural Solutions has begun the registration process for Replexor™ Active (fendioxypyracil), a novel herbicide active ingredient from its protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) innovation pipeline with broad-spectrum activity on both broadleaf weeds and grasses.