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The military conflict between Russia and Ukraine began just over a month ago, but its effects are already being felt around the world. In Brazil, a major consequence is the fertilizer crisis, since Russia was the main supplier of such products. One of the ways out of the crisis, ...

The market for seed biotechnology for controlling caterpillars in soybeans has been consolidated and is expanding in Brazil, while the use of specific insecticides for caterpillars has dropped in value from US$1.3 billion to US$422 million over seven harvests, according to a surv...

Rice is one of the most important staple foods globally, providing one fifth of the calories consumed by humans. However, the major areas where rice are grown are blighted by pathogens—organisms that cause disease.To date, this problem has been treated with the use of chemical pe...

The war in Ukraine is expected to expand wheat production in Argentina and Brazil, the primary wheat-producing nations in South America. Both nations will likely already increase wheat planting this season, which begins in May 2022. The high price of wheat after a significant sho...

We've all heard that "the cure for high prices is high prices." The basic idea is that high prices and strong profitability will encourage producers to increase output. For crop production, there are two ways we can increase crop output: increase yields or harvest more acres. Thi...

Countries in the northern hemisphere are entering the spring season, but a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine has not been reached. The war has brought great trauma to the people and economy of Ukraine, where millions of refugees have fled the country. Economic developmen...

Promoting early season plant cover, primarily through the use of cover crops, can be more effective at reducing pest density and crop damage than insecticide applications, according to a Penn State-led team of researchers.In a newly published study, the researchers suggest that t...

A CABI-led study has developed the first forecasting models targeting the larval stages of fall armyworm – using near real-time earth observation data and pest occurrence within a farmers field, the models will assist in the fight against the devastating fall armyworm (FAW) pest ...

There is no such thing as a localised conflict in a globalised world. Sooner rather than later, fallouts from the Russia-Ukraine war will overwhelm the operations of developed and developing economies alike, leading up to the largest, and possibly, the worst food crisis the world...

It’s a tricky trap of wording when discussing the volume of pesticides used in the United States. Endeavoring to swim through the writings of both proponents and opponents alike, it becomes reminiscent of discussions involving the term government subsidies. Much like this term so...