May 10, 2024 | Academic

Oppy and G&M Farms unveil proprietary jumbo and pink blueberry varieties

Both developed by horticulture professor Dr Scott NeSmith of the University of Georgia and grown by G&M Farms in Fresno County, California The leading grower, marketer and distributor of fresh…

April 18, 2024 | Food

Gen Z and millennials prioritise spending on healthy food over streaming

Lifesum revealed that Gen Z and Millennials are embracing functional foods that provide additional health benefits New research from Lifesum, the leading global healthy eating platform, indicates that Gen Z and…

April 8, 2024 | Australia

Australia’s CSIRO invests $20 million to drive SME innovation

The funding will allow CSIRO’s SME Connect team to support up to 750 SMEs through a range of programs and initiatives that provide facilitation, training, dollar-matched funding and support to…

April 5, 2024 | Company News

Egg Innovations set to introduce in-ovo technology

By utilising this in-ovo sexing technology, Egg Innovations will be able to implement practices for more humane egg production that avoid the practice of male chick culling As the continuous…

April 3, 2024 | Academic

SFU researchers to develop Canadian local blueberries for first time

The research is being done in partnership with B.C.-based agritech company BeriTech Inc. with $1 million in support from the Weston Family Foundation A team of Simon Fraser University (SFU)…

March 29, 2024 | Ingredients

Research confirms genetic uniqueness of New Zealand Mānuka honey

Peer-reviewed testing of mānuka honey samples and mānuka trees (Leptospermum scoparium) found that New Zealand varieties have a distinct genetic makeup to plants and honey from other regions New scientific…

March 26, 2024 | Academic

Wild fish consumption can balance nutrient retention in farmed fish: research

The researchers found that consuming one-third of current food-grade wild-feed fish directly would be the most efficient way of maximising nutrients from the sea A recent study, published in Nature…

March 25, 2024 | Academic

Discovery in peanut defence mechanisms offers hope for disease resistance

This study offers insights that will be pivotal for breeding groundnut varieties that are fully resistant to Aspergillus infection in the future The discovery of a natural defence mechanism in…

March 22, 2024 | Academic

Chinese scientists decipher genetic code of double-grain rice

The research team conducted large-scale chemical mutagenesis on clustered-spikelet rice germplasm, creating about 10,000 clustered-spikelet rice muted lines, and studied their panicles one by one in the field Chinese scientists…

March 20, 2024 | Academic

How home food availability affects young children’s nutrient intake: study

A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign looks at changes in home food availability and nutrient intake for children from 2 to 4 years old Early childhood is an important time for…