The global production of six major food and animal feed crops (corn, wheat ... investments in the agricultural sciences and critical technology advances have enabled innovative entrepreneurs ...

As U.S. farmers continue to battle broadleaf weeds and grasses increasingly difficult to control, companies have been on a quest to identify solutions. But finding and bringing new modes of action ...

Similarly, specialty crop growers, such as those in strawberry production, have reported ... and reducing fertilizer waste, this technology holds the potential to transform modern farming.

Disease, drought, pests and much more are in the crosshairs, and the possibilities for this non-GMO crop alteration technology seem ... delivery challenges, RNAi production costs are a major ...

Scientists have found how to relieve a bottleneck in the process by which plants transform sunlight into food, which may lead to an increase in crop production. They discovered that producing more of ...

The two-part series aims to help growers understand and put in place new technologies within their operations.

Plasticulture, a new technology of soil mulching with polythene sheet that conserves soil and water, is being adopted for horticultural crops for ... to traditional food production system ...

San Joaquin County farmers saw an increase in crop values in 2018, largely due to new technology and techniques ... the time and so it can get maximum production.” He says the use of drones ...

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