A novel biostimulant could deliver increased wheat yields of up to 12%, according to researchers from Oxford University, Rothamsted, and the Rosalind Franklin Institute in a long-term study published in the journal Nature Biotechnology.

The less intensively you manage the soil, the better the soil can function. 

A new study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health reveals that climate change may significantly impact arsenic levels in paddy rice, a staple food for millions across Asia.

Planting wildflowers in apple orchards could save farmers up to £3,000 per hectare a year, according to a new study.

Thornless, disease-resistant, and tastier blackberries could be on the horizon — thanks to new genetic research from the University of Florida.

Two new studies suggest that devoting a small fraction of U.S. farmland to solar power would be a boon both for the energy system and for farmers themselves.

Scientists developed a machine-learning tool that can teach itself, with minimal external guidance, to differentiate between aerial images of flowering and nonflowering grasses — an advance that will greatly increase the pace of agricultural field research, they say. 

High-starch algae are important in biofuel production, as a feed supplement in agriculture and as an efficient way to bind carbon dioxide. 

Gene editing tools like CRISPR are revolutionizing plant science by allowing precise and targeted improvements to plant traits, such as wood quality, disease resistance, or drought tolerance.

With droughts in the United States increasingly impacting wheat production, many producers are looking for more durable alternatives.