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More tea? How Scotland's crops of the future could be set to change
Droughts, intensive downpours and diseases have created challenges for tea growers across the world as they deal with the impact of a warming planet.
Spinach Peptide Discovery Leads to Citrus Greening Treatment
Groundbreaking EPA-approved therapy using spinach defensins delivered via a non-transmissible virus offers a safe, commercial solution against citrus greening.
ClimateCrop bets on starch ‘off switch’ to improve crop performance
Israeli startup ClimateCrop uses gene editing to disable a key starch-regulation protein, boosting daily plant energy storage by 10-15% for enhanced resilience.
Switch Bio partners with Bayer to advance ‘switchable’ tech for biofertilizers
Switch Bioworks partners with Bayer Crop Science to field-test innovative switchable nitrogen-fixing microbes that outperform conventional biofertilizers.
It’s time to take action on cybersecurity in agrifood
As agrifood digitalization accelerates, rising ransomware and cyberattacks pose critical physical threats to global food security, demanding urgent cybersecurity consortiums.
Hungary uses water from fish farming to revive drought-hit land
Hungarian fish farms and the national water authority are repurposing nearly 300M cubic meters of harvest pool water to irrigate drought-hit farms and public parks.
Four Ways To Limit Compaction This Harvest
Expert tips on avoiding soil compaction during wet harvests through load reduction, tire pressure management, designated traffic lanes, and diagnostic testing.
Expectations Grow for Mexico Trade Deal
State and provincial ag leaders at the Tri-National Accord urge a 16-year USMCA extension to secure supply chain predictability despite ongoing dairy and tariff disputes.
Keeping Farm Kids Safe Starts With Solving the Rural Childcare Gap
The lack of affordable rural childcare forces farm parents to bring kids to hazardous workplaces, driving innovative employer tax credits and community-led care models.
Resurrect Bio reawakens plants’ natural defenses: ‘It’s very targeted, almost like personalized medicine’
Resurrect Bio leverages its FloraFold AI platform to restore natural plant immune receptors, enabling precision gene editing to protect crops without chemical pesticides.