Agriculture is the second largest industry in Texas, which is home to more than 230,000 farms. Here’s a look at who’s running ...

Climate change caused drought and flooding is damaging Nigeria’s staple foods, maize, cassava, millet and yam, smallholder ...

Locust swarms can wipe out crops across entire regions, threatening food supplies and livelihoods. Now, scientists working ...

In agricultural science, the sustainable use of pesticides alongside biological control agents is a critical aspect of ...

Newsday Zimbabwe A POSSIBLE upsurge in pest infestation particularly in the southern parts of Zimbabwe is threatening an ...

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Researchers may have stumbled onto a surprising way to shield young canola plants from flea beetles: hide them behind a cover crop. That simple idea sparked a four-year research project at the ...

Eating a blend of non-toxic corn and genetically modified toxic corn can result in corn earworm pests (Helicoverpa zea) developing longer, more narrow and more tapered wings – shaped like the wings of ...

The trials were conducted in a controlled greenhouse environment with an average temperature of 26 ± 2°C and relative humidity of 60 ± 10%. Initially, 28 grain sorghum genotypes, including varieties ...

Public skepticism over genetically modified (GM) food crops was sparked in Nigeria following a popular medical influencer’s advocacy for the adoption of GM farming across the country. The medical ...

When it comes to pests, Matthew Wagner says Texas is a bit of a menagerie. “I think when you look at Texas, you know we’re kind of living in a Twilight Zone of invasive, exotic species,” said Wagner, ...