Peer-reviewed research published today in Scientific Reports describes a new technology that could revolutionize a ...

Researchers uncover a seven-gene pathway enabling corn and rice to fix nitrogen directly from the air, eliminating fertilizer ...

The team traced isotopically labeled nitrogen from the air into corn plants, confirming that gene-edited microbes successfully transferred this nutrient. Field trials showed that these microbes could ...

A new gene-editing technology for sustainable agriculture has been published by Scientific Reports’ peer-reviewed research, ...

Moderate to severe drought conditions across the Corn Belt provided ideal conditions for fast harvest, but it also draws ...

A small amount of nitrogen comes from atmospheric deposition, including some fixed by lightning. The rest comes from the soil, either from that left over from fertilizing the previous corn crop or ...

Forever Growing Needs As the world population keeps rising, our need for more food is increasing as well. We will need to significantly grow more food by 2050 if we are to avoid food deprivation. In ...

Food productivity is dependent on the availability of fertilizer, says Utah State University biochemist Lance Seefeldt. "We ...

Results from the annual Iowa Nutrient Research & Education Council crop survey show Iowa farmers planted more than 3.8 ...

French insect ag firm Innovafeed has secured an $11.8m grant from USDA to support bug-based sustainable fertilizer production in the US.