Items Tagged with 'breeding'

Modernizing wheat breeding to prepare the major food crop for changing climate conditions is the goal of a new five-year $15 million national research project.

A new variety of almond that does not rely on bees or an adjacent, different almond tree for pollination is now available.

Most Americans have never experienced a famine or even chronic food shortages. We've grown accustomed to finding at least some types of food almost everywhere we look – the grocery store, the gas station, the food truck, the corner stores and of course, online.

The process of producing food, protecting the environment, and improving animal health is advancing at a seemingly breakneck pace.