Plants absorb not only nutrients but also toxic metals such as cadmium through their roots. It was previously unclear whether ...

The journey of growing food in space began with potatoes in the 1990s, proving tubers could form in microgravity. This ...

Researchers have found that modern crops often contain fewer vitamins and minerals than those grown decades ago. Soil depletion and high-yield farming methods are major contributors to this decline.

WASHINGTON, DC - The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) welcomes Congress’s overdue action to reopen the federal government, which helps restore stability to the essential programs that ...

An international study involving INRAE and coordinated by China Agriculture University has shown that the practice of crop rotation outperforms continuous monoculture in terms of yield, nutritional ...

The Trump administration’s decision to add ten new minerals to the federal “critical minerals” list could have a big impact in mining states like Wyoming, where natural resources and national policy ...