Hoverflies, often mistaken for bees and wasps, pollinate three quarters of our crops. Now we’re discovering we can train them ...

AgFunderNews rounds up the key fundings, mergers, acquisitions, closures, and industry buzz in agtech and foodtech.

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The awards honor people who advance — through research, education and practice — the use of tropical fruits to support a ...

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Bats such as the common noctule consume pest insects over intensively managed arable land and thereby support sustainable agriculture. A new study ...

Arizona's family farms grow a wide variety of crops essential for the holiday's dinner, but getting locally grown foods to ...

Insects play a crucial role in maintaining ecosystems and supporting life on Earth. While some insects damage crops, cause ...

Conservation methods can help rejuvenate farmland, but the startup cost and uncertain results mean a risk many farmers still ...

Christopher C. Grinter has spent much of his life surrounded by insects, though not in the way most people imagine. As Senior ...

One of the great mysteries in plant biology is how, given the clouds of pollen released by dozens of plant species all at the ...

A pioneering scientist who made global breakthroughs in the use of genetic technologies for crop plants has been awarded one ...