July 23, 2019
Garlic on broccoli: a smelly approach to pepel a major pest - New University of Vermont study offers a novel framework to test strategies for managing invasive pests
August 30, 2018
Global warming: More insects, eating more crops - Global loss of wheat, rice and maize projected to rise 10-25 percent per degree of warming
June 28, 2018
Mandatory labels reduce GMO food fears - Consumer attitudes toward genetically modified food improved by 19% after mandatory labeling in Vermont, compared to the rest of the U.S.
February 13, 2018
Genetic limits threaten chickpeas, a globally critical food - New research shows promise in improving crops with use of wild relatives
February 20, 2017
Save the bees? There’s an app for that - New mobile app to help farmers protect pollinators
Bee decline threatens U.S. crop production - First U.S. wild bee map reveals 139 pollination ‘trouble zones’
May 17, 2016
Paris climate agreement cannot be met without emissions reduction target for agriculture - New study finds current interventions only achieve 21-40 percent of goal
December 22, 2015
Wild bee decline threatens U.S. crop production - Following President Obama’s call for pollinator assessment, first-ever national bee map shows much farmland at risk
June 16, 2015
Surprisingly few bee species are responsible for pollinating the world’s crops
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