Month: January 2018

Keywords: Australia, New Zealand, rice Food derived from Provitamin A rice line GR2E can be sold in Australia and New Zealand. Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) released the approval report for Application A1138 submitted by the International Rice Research Institute seeking approval for food derived from rice line GR2E, genetically modified (GM) to produce… Continue reading Australia and New Zealand OK Golden Rice imports

Keywords: Western Grains Research Foundation , crop project Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) held a continuing co-funding partnership with the Agriculture Development Fund (ADF) and other producer commodity groups. After that WGRF is pleased to announce over $1.4 Million of new funding for 9 crop-related research projects. “WGRF’s funding is about benefitting western Canadian crop growers,”… Continue reading Western Grains Research Foundation commits $1.4 mln to 9 new crop-related research projects

Recently, the research group of China National Rice Research Germplasm Innovation Group found a major QTL for controlling manganese accumulation in rice grains, and created excellent breeding materials for high-manganese and low-cadmium rice.     Manganese, as an important mineral element, is often deficient in the daily diet. Though the biocontrol effect can increase the… Continue reading Rice is expected to achieve high manganese and low cadmium

Keywords: UK, agriculture Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board(AHDB) An AHDB Horticulture survey has revealed that 82 percent of UK growers believe recent developments in automation have helped reduce their reliance on labour. Growers also report key areas for future investment should be focused on harvesting and improvements within the pack-house. Areas of production with particularly… Continue reading UK – New robotics survey highlights more investment is needed

Keywords: agriculture, vertical farming Average global food prices have gone up by 2.6 percent annually in the past two decades. If that trend continues, not only does it threaten a baseline quality of life as more disposable income goes toward food, it also threatens our overall food security. Hunger and malnutrition issues persist, especially in… Continue reading Feeding the Future of Agriculture with Vertical Farming

To serve farmers through local ag retail but with an online ecommerce platform, CommoditAg was started in 2017. This year, in addition to Illinois-based The Equity, Sunrise Cooperative in Ohio and other ag retailers have joined the network that supports the CommoditAg site. CommoditAg.com features an online selection of crop protection, plant nutrition and adjuvants.… Continue reading US ag retailers launch e-commerce platform

Keywords: peanut, agriculture An international group of agricultural scientists including University of Georgia and USDA scientists based in Georgia have mapped the genetic code of the peanut. Results of the five-year research project give scientists around the world a map with which to unlock some of the genetic potential of the peanut plant. “Mapping the… Continue reading Peanut genetic code now mapped, ready to unlock plant’s potential

Keywords: climate, crop yields Scientists now have a new tool to predict the future effects of climate change on crop yields. Researchers from University of Illinois are attempting to bridge two types of computational crop models to become more reliable predictors of crop production in the U.S. Corn Belt. “One class of crop models is… Continue reading Researchers develop new tool to to predict the effect of climate change on crop yields

Keywords: tomatoes, Israel There are Cherry tomatoes, purple tomatoes, red eggplants, purple potatoes. From this week two new tomatoes will hit Israeli supermarket shelves. That is the Bon Bon Tomato, the world’s sweetest tomato and the Tipa Tomato, the world’s smallest. The new tomato plants are the creation of Ariel Kitron, Dubi Dagay, and David Mizrahi.… Continue reading World’s smallest and the world’s sweetest tomatoes reach Israeli shelves

Scientists working to increase soybean oil content tend to focus their efforts on genes known to impact the plant’s seeds, but a Purdue University study shows that genes affecting other plant parts deserve more attention. Wild-type soybeans contain bloom, a powdery substance originating in the pod that can coat seeds. This trait makes the seeds… Continue reading Study suggests new targets for improving soybean oil content