Category: Industry News

Keywords: fall armyworm, Africa Fall armyworm is one of the most destructive insect pests worldwide, and it is on the move. In 2015, this pest migrated for the first time to Nigeria. As of today, its devastation has been reported in 30 countries in Africa. Estimates in September 2017 showed that just in six African countries,… Continue reading How fall armyworm can be beaten in Africa

Keywords: Sorghum, Ethanol Sweet sorghum is not just for breakfast anymore. Sorghum is a source for table syrup. Scientists see a future in which we convert sorghum to biofuel, rather than relying on fossil fuel. That potential just grew as University of Florida researchers found three UF/IFAS-developed sorghum varieties could produce up to 1,000 gallons… Continue reading Sorghum cultivars developed at the University of Florida can produce thousands of gallons of ethanol

According to the data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on the 8th, the total grain output in 2017 reached 617.91 million tons (1,235.8 billion tons), an increase of 1.66 million tons (3.3 billion tons) over the previous year, an increase of 0.3%. Another bumper harvest of grain production, is the second highest yield… Continue reading We have good harvest in food production this year

Keywords: grain output,supply-side structural reform BEIJING, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) — China’s grain output saw a mild increase in 2017 as per unit yield climbed, official data showed Friday. The country’s grain output stood at about 617.9 million tonnes in 2017. It’s up by 1.66 million tonnes, or 0.3 percent, compared with 2016, according to the National… Continue reading China’s grain output climbs in 2017

Keywords: Agriculture, biggest challenges 1. International trade. The Trans Pacific Partnership is dead and the North American Free Trade Agreement is not-so-quietly and uncomfortably resting at hospice, delivering two hard body blows to American agriculture. Will the U.S. Meat Export Federation be able to convince enough nations to ‘play nice’ to cover the collapse of those… Continue reading Op-ed: Agriculture’s biggest challenges in 2018

The yellow rust outbreak on the wheat crop in Argentina this year is the largest since 1930, stated disease expert agronomist Marcelo Carmona. According to Trigo & Farinhas consultancy, the attacks on the crop were first reported in September by the Buenos Aires Cereal Exchange. In the middle of September, the Córdoba Cereal Exchange reported… Continue reading Argentina suffers largest yellow rust attack since 1930

Keywords: Wheat, Rice University, Purified nanotubes The introduction of purified carbon nanotubes appears to have a beneficial effect on the early growth of wheatgrass, according to Rice University scientists. But in the presence of contaminants, those same nanotubes could do great harm. The Rice lab of chemist Andrew Barron grew wheatgrass in a hydroponic garden to… Continue reading Wheat gets boost from purified nanotubes

Keywords: Alfalfa, Toolbox, Breeder Alfalfa is the fourth most widely grown crop in the United States and an important crop throughout the world. Known as the “Queen of Forages,” alfalfa can be grown alone or in mixtures with other plants. It has high protein content and nutritional quality. That makes it an excellent food source for… Continue reading Scientists create new ‘toolbox’ to better study alfalfa

At the International Tropical Agriculture Conference 2017, held in Brisbane from November 20 to 22, the world’s leading scientists and researchers for innovation in plant, animal, and food sciences were brought together to discuss the issues and breakthroughs for the sector.On day one of the conference, a panel discussion on market-driven approaches to plant breeding… Continue reading Why the science of plant breeding needs to think practically

Keywords: Low-gluten wheat, Gene editing, Spain A low-gluten strain of wheat has been created by a team of scientists in Spain. The wheat could benefit people with coeliac disease. They hope their work can be applied to producing products like bread that are low in gluten. Gluten is a group of proteins normally found in wheat. Coeliac… Continue reading Low-gluten wheat that could be eaten by coeliacs produced by gene editing