One way would be to ensure there is a consistent and predictable yield year by year. For two years in a row, beginning in the 2023/24 season, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) ...

Greenhouse grown vegetables like cucumber, eggplant, peppers and tomatoes should be inspected daily for aphids and whitefly.

Industrial fermentation using bacteria, yeast and other microbes to produce specific products has the potential to reduce ...

Are we ready for summer? We’ve had roller coaster spring weather, which is typical for this part of California. Also typical ...

A new study from Michigan State University shows that planting too much genetically modified corn designed to fight off a ...

MSU has a satellite uplink/LTN TV studio and Comrex line for radio interviews upon request.Why this matters:Too much of a specific type of Bt corn — ...

A new study shows that planting too much genetically modified corn designed to fight off a tough insect -- the corn rootworm -- especially in the eastern U.S. Corn Belt states may be causing more harm ...

Lot of farmers need to be accurate down to the closest inch. than just actually steering the tractor. that has already been ...

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a key eco-friendly biocontrol agent ... Bt has been widely adopted to protect crops like cotton, corn, and potatoes from pests like bollworms and corn borers. Its ...

The study, recently published in Science, shows rootworms are increasingly resistant to the built-in protection of corn that is genetically engineered to produce insecticidal proteins derived from a ...

An analysis of data covering 12 years and 10 U.S. Corn Belt states reveals that farmers suffer economic loss from the ...