Quinoa meets AI: New climate-resilient varieties for the Peruvian highlands

Breeding success: Three new quinoa varieties adapted to the extreme climate of the Altiplano secure food and income for small farmers

30-Jun-2025 - Artificial intelligence makes it possible: three new quinoa varieties specially adapted to the extreme climate of the Peruvian highlands are the result of an extensive research project by the Universidad Nacional del Altiplano (UNAP) in Peru, the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart and the plant ...

Smart farming for everyone: How small farms can think big

More competitiveness, more sustainability, more animal welfare

17-Jun-2025 - Drones over the field detect plant diseases at an early stage, autonomous robots plant young vegetables and artificial intelligence helps to calculate the feed requirements of grazing cattle: Agriculture 4.0 stands for innovative technologies that fundamentally change everyday life on the farm. ...

Drought-resilient plant holds promise for future food production, study finds

06-Jun-2025 - For the first time, researchers have demonstrated in an intact plant a long-contested process that allows some plants to rebound from extended drought. The team of Colorado State University, University of Colorado and U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists says understanding this special trait ...

U.S. Senate takes action to expand nondairy milk access in schools

Current law only guarantees substitute for cow’s milk with physician’s documentation

04-Jun-2025 - The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Friends of the Earth, and other members of the Plant Powered School Meals Coalition applaud the Senate Agriculture Committee for advancing provisions today that will make it easier for students to access nondairymilkoptions in schools. The ...

Living libraries could save our food

03-Jun-2025 - University of Hawaiʻi scientists are among a team of researchers who have discovered an innovative way to help adaptfoodcrops around the world to Earth’s rapidly changing climate. A new study published inNature Climate Changereveals how plant genebanks, home to millions of genetically ...

Mondelēz International Expands Sustainable Futures Portfolio Aiming to Accelerate Scalable Climate and Community Initiatives

New investments span regenerative agriculture, inclusive financing, and circular packaging ambitions through innovative technology.

02-Jun-2025 - Mondelēz International, Inc. (Nasdaq: MDLZ) today announced a new wave of impact-first investments from its Sustainable Futures Impact Investment platform, aiming to further advance scalable, high-impact solutions at the nexus of climate, community, and circularity. These efforts reflect the ...

Blackberries with no thorns? Scientist assembles genome of a blackberry in major step to breed better fruit

02-May-2025 - Thornless, disease-resistant, and tastier blackberries could be on the horizon — thanks to new genetic research from the University of Florida. New UF blackberry varieties could provide a boon for farmers looking to rebound after the decline of Florida citrus and who see an opportunity to meet ...

Colored wheat breads in a baking marathon

Researchers test colored wheat breads in a baking marathon

29-Apr-2025 - Production of the test breads, professional aroma and quality tasting and press conference / Backstube BeckaBeck, Unter Lau 3, 72587 Römerstein Colored wheat for a healthier diet with bread: White and purple wheats are hardly established in Germany, but can help to make wholemeal bread more ...

From beer to medicine: How hops become more resistant to spider mites

DBU supports Bavarian research project

23-Apr-2025 - When the brewing industry celebrates "German Beer Day" on April 23rd, as it does every year, its main aim is to commemorate the medieval Bavarian state ordinance of 1516 - and thus the Purity Law. At that time, it was all about hops as well as barley and water. Germany is one of the world's two ...

A new robotic gripper made of measuring tape is sizing up fruit and veggie picking

10-Apr-2025 - It’s a game a lot of us played as children—and maybe even later in life: unspooling measuring tape to see how far it would extend before bending. But to engineers at the University of California San Diego, this game was an inspiration, suggesting that measuring tape could become a great material ...