James C. Schnable's pioneering genetics research got him recognized with the 2026 National Academy of Sciences Prize in Food ...

Decades of research has shown promise for using microbiome science to solve several problems facing agriculture, but these ...

Almost all plants live in close symbiosis with so-called mycorrhizal fungi – an important symbiosis for absorbing essential nutrients. In their new study, a team led by ecologist Christina Kaiser from ...

June Battle, a Waverly farmer, aimed to reduce costs and boost productivity with help from a Virginia State University research expert. The goal was to measure how goats can manage on marginal lands ...

The award recognizes Dhakal as a leading conservation innovator whose breakthrough research addresses some of the most pressing challenges in soil and water sustainability. It also highlights the ...

The US has committed $40 million in funding to agricultural research at Mexico's International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT).

We need to grow what we know about food production. We don’t have – and we have trouble importing – enough labor to sow and reap. So, we need to develop the tools and technology that keep American ...

The Agriculture Department is applying more scrutiny to research done by its employees alongside noncitizens. The directives, laid out in a memo which went out to USDA employees and research ...

Employees at U.S. Department of Agriculture research facilities across the Midwest have lost their jobs as part of the Trump Administration’s efforts to trim the federal workforce. Former and current ...

Whereas the Liberal government has announced the closure of long-standing agricultural research stations and experimental ...

Researchers have identified several varieties of camelina that can thrive in Hawaii's tropical climate, and they're now ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Deep cuts in funding for agricultural research in the United States threaten our food ...