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Sugar retreats as supplies remain abundant
SUGAR General Comments: Futures closed lower and retreated back into the recent trading range. It l…
Sweet Green Fields to expand stevia crops in 2013
Based on crop success during the 2012 season, Sweet Green Fields announced it will expand stevia cro…
Sweetwater to Supply Cellulosic Sugar to Wisconsin Ethanol Plant
Sweetwater Energy Inc., a closely held company that extracts fermentable sugars from biomass, agreed…
Syngenta and DuPont agree on technology exchange to launch new fungicide solutions
Syngenta has obtained a global license from DuPont to develop products containing DuPont's fungicide…
Bigger produce, better crops with vertical ‘container farms’
A UK university has created two vertical ‘container farms’ capable of producing natural crops which,…
Ice-fighting bacteria could aid crops against frost damage
Every spring, California farmers have to be on the lookout for signs of frost. Faced with the prospe…
F.A.O. pushes cassava as 21st Century crop
A combination of better cultivation practices, improved technology and disease-resistant varieties h…
AD Crops 'Efficient, Sustainable Use of Land'
Ongoing projects are looking at the impact of growing more crops for bioenergy, taking into account…
University Improves Crop Yield Through Photosynthesis
The project, titled “RIPE – Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency,” has the potential to ben…
Tomato supplies still strong in North America
There are still good tomato supplies in North America as the summer months bring on a lot of local…

