The 2025 season marks the fourth year Lawrence Hewing has used sap testing to assess nutrient needs in his corn and soybean crops. As farmers look for ways to increase crop yields with strategic ...

BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Biotech pioneer GigaCrop today announced it raised a $4.5 million pre-seed round of funding led by Playground Global. Using machine learning to improve enzymes, the ...

SAN DIEGO — Plants thrive on photosynthesis, which is essential to their growth and development. New research is showing how an alternative form of photosynthesis could produce more productive crops ...

A long-term field study conducted in Northeast China’s fertile black soil region has demonstrated that biochar can significantly improve soil health, stabilize microbial communities, and increase crop ...

On Oct. 23, a study published in Nature's Scientific Reports addressed an escalating problem worldwide: unpredictable crop yields on an overheating planet. "Climatic variability and recurrent drought" ...

Agronomists question statistical methods used to predict yield potential and 'yield gaps' for major crops. In some cases, yield potential is overestimated, while in others it can be underestimated. It ...

“The goal is to make sure the crop gets enough nitrogen from day one and through the entire season but to do it as efficiently and sustainably as possible in the process,” says Aaron Gingerich, who ...

Vertical farming can do more than lettuce. A research team has investigated the cultivation of six food groups in vertical farming: Crops, algae, mushrooms, insects, fish and cultivated meat. In this ...

The past two seasons have been incredibly challenging for all combinable crop growers – physically for all and financially ...