FMC and DuPont have signed a definitive agreement for FMC to acquire the portion of DuPont’s crop protection business it must divest to comply with the European Commission ruling related … Continue Reading →
A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that wild bees may be disappearing in many important U.S. farmlands—including California’s central valley, the Midwest’s corn … Continue Reading →
According to Reuters, the European Parliament rejected a proposal that would have allowed countries to restrict or ban the use of imported genetically-modified (GM) crops that have secured European Union … Continue Reading →
U.S. farmers are growing fewer types of crops than they were 34 years ago, which could have implications for how farms fare as changes to the climate evolve, according to … Continue Reading →
According to NPR, voters in Colorado rejected a measure to require labeling of foods made with genetically modified ingredients. IFT Daily News
A study published in Environmental Research Letters shows that the world may face a small but substantially increased risk over the next two decades of a major slowdown in the … Continue Reading →
One of the region’s coldest winters in two decades may have harmed this season’s Michigan fruit crop, said a report released recently by the Michigan Farm Bureau. read more Supermarket … Continue Reading →
A study published in Nature Climate Change shows that global warming of only 2°C may be detrimental to three essential food crops in temperate and tropical regions. IFT Daily News
National food supplies worldwide have become more similar in composition to each other over time, creating interdependence among countries in their food supplies, plant genetic resources, and nutritional priorities, according … Continue Reading →
Increased demand for food due to population and income growth, and the impacts of climate change on agriculture will ratchet up the pressure for increased and more sustainable agricultural production … Continue Reading →
