Agriculture News

The successive heat waves that sweep across southern Spain in summer have harmful effects on the entire community that lives... Read more

A recent Minnesota Pollution Control Agency report found that climate change could cost Minnesotans more than $20 billion a year... Read more

Most Americans tend to think about bats only around Halloween, but the U.S. economy benefits from these furry flying mammals... Read more

Stevia is a widely used sweetener, but why do some stevia varieties taste cleaner and more sugar-like than others? Recent... Read more

A microscopic "plant destroyer" not only helped trigger one of the deadliest famines in modern history but also reshaped global... Read more

Rice plants and Venus flytraps share something in common that was not scientifically documented until recently. Using a faint smell... Read more

Tile drainage is common in U.S. Midwest agricultural fields, helping to remove excess water and aerate the soil. While the... Read more

The widespread hypothesis that climate warming will result in unprecedented agricultural pest populations and cause food insecurity worldwide is oversimplified,... Read more

Every year, millions of gallons of wine are pressed, leaving behind a mountain of pulpy residue—grape skins, seeds, stems and... Read more

Lifting a veil of uncertainty in blackberry genetics, a national team of horticulture scientists have discovered evidence pointing to the... Read more

Researchers at MIT have suggested that rice seeds can hear the sound of rain, according to a new study. MIT... Read more

A new study suggests broad systemic problems play a significant role in disincentivizing corn growers from planting the refuge corn... Read more

A University of Florida study has made a key discovery in understanding a disease that for over a century has... Read more

The molecule cAMP, which plays essential roles in mammalian cells, is less well understood in plants. In a new Science... Read more

Plant scientist Dario Leister and his team are investigating how cyanobacteria adapt to rapidly changing light intensities. This could help... Read more