Humanity should use planetary resources with care Can the world continue expanding its use of renewable resources at an increasing rate? Most likely not. Using a data set of over 25 resource... Read more
“Imagine if you didn’t have to plant seeds for crops – if crops were just like your flowers and your maize just came up year after year” Since the first plant genome sequence was obtained fo... Read more
Significant stresses in these areas could jeopardize food security New research on the global maize (corn) trade suggests that any disruptions to U.S. exports could pose food security risks... Read more
“This technology could have a payback period of less than one year.” All chefs know that “you have to break some eggs to make an omelet,” and that includes engineers at Iowa State Univ... Read more
New Nature Communications paper shows yields have plateaued or dropped in many places for world’s most important crops The Green Revolution has stagnated for key food crops in many regions o... Read more
A more diverse cropping landscape would mean viable farms, healthier diets and a steadier food system. FROM where I sit on the north end of America’s grain belt, I can almost hear the corn p... Read more
This summer, a severe drought and genetically modified crops are delivering a one-two punch to US crops. Across the farm country, years of reliance on Monsanto‘s Roundup Ready corn and... Read more
Farmers using a cover crop seeder developed by Penn State agricultural scientists may eventually need only a single trip across the field to accomplish what takes most farmers three passes a... Read more
Data from crop trials underline the threat climate change poses to farmers FOR a scientist, there are few happier accidents than finding a trove of data that were gathered for other purposes... Read more
Data from crop trials underline the threat climate change poses to farmers FOR a scientist, there are few happier accidents than finding a trove of data that were gathered for other purposes... Read more