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Published Which weather characteristics affect agricultural and food trade the most? - Which Weather Characteristics Affect Agricultural and Food Trade the Most?


Changing weather patterns have profound impacts on agricultural production around the world. Higher...
Published Saving our soil: How to extend US breadbasket fertility for centuries - Saving our Soil: How to Extend US Breadbasket Fertility for Centuries



The Midwestern United States has lost 57.6 billion tons of topsoil due to farming practices over the...
Published Early crop plants were more easily 'tamed' - Early Crop Plants Were More Easily 'Tamed'



Borrowing a page from what we know about animal behavior, archaeologists say that we should reassess...
Published How much spring nitrogen to apply? Pre-planting weather may provide a clue - How Much Spring Nitrogen to Apply? Pre-Planting Weather May Provide a Clue


With the rising cost of nitrogen fertilizer and its impacts on air and water quality, researchers wa...
Published New technique substantially reduces mouse damage to crops even during plagues - New Technique Substantially Reduces Mouse Damage to Crops Even During Plagues



A non-toxic method to prevent mice from devouring wheat crops has been shown to drastically reduce s ...
Published Wax-coated sand keeps soil wet longer, improves crop yields in arid regions - Wax-Coated Sand: A Revolutionary Solution to Improve Crop Yields in Arid Regions


Dry, hot regions are difficult places to grow plants because the soil dries out quickly. As a result...
Published High-precision genome sequencing of buckwheat breeds hope for future harvests



Buckwheat's high-precision chromosomal-level genome sequence has been deciphered, a key step toward...
Published Mysterious family of microbial proteins hijack crops' cellular plumbing



Some crop pathogens use a clever trick to multiply and spread infection: they hijack the plant's cel ...
Published AI drones to help farmers optimize vegetable yields



For reasons of food security and economic incentive, farmers continuously seek to maximize their mar...
Published Irrigating more US crops by mid-century will be worth the investment



With climate change, irrigating more crops in the United States will be critical to sustaining futur ...
Published Making crops colorful for easier weeding



To make weeding easier, scientists suggest bioengineering crops to be colorful or to have differentl ...
Published Study quantifies how aquifer depletion threatens crop yields



Three decades of data have informed a new Nebraska-led study that shows how the depletion of groundw...
Published Recycling lake sediments for crop production: A sustainable solution for closing the phosphorus cycle - Recycling Lake Sediments for Crop Production: A Sustainable Solution for Closing the Phosphorus Cycle



A four-year field experiment conducted on the shores of restored Lake Mustijärv in Viljandi, Estonia...
Published Marine algae implants could boost crop yields



Scientists have discovered the gene that enables marine algae to make a unique type of chlorophyll....
Published Natural GM crops: Grasses take evolutionary shortcut by borrowing genes from their neighbors



Grass may transfer genes from their neighbors in the same way genetically modified crops are made, a ...
Published Smart farming platform improves crop yields, minimizes pollution - Smart Farming Platform Improves Crop Yields, Minimizes Pollution



A new farming system aims to solve one of the biggest problems in modern agriculture: the overuse of...
Published Key nutrients help plants beat the heat



Scientists have discovered some of the molecular mechanisms controlling how plants -- including impo...
Published Flower power on Indian farms helps bees and boosts livelihoods



Planting flowers beside food crops on farms in India attracts bees, boosts pollination and improves ...
Published 'Nutritional quality must be at the heart of climate smart agriculture' -- researchers



Farmers in sub-Saharan Africa need to diversify away from growing maize and switch to crops that are ...
Published AI to make crop production more sustainable



Drones monitoring fields for weeds and robots targeting and treating crop diseases may sound like sc ...