Unlocking how plants adjust to their environment is central to Sally Mackenzie’s (right) work in epigenetics.

Breeding for plant plasticity

Epigenetics has immense potential for helping crops mitigate the effects of climate change

Genetic manipulations such as RNAi silencing and CRISPR are helping researchers and plant breeders enhance traits and characteristics. The genomic mapping of corn, soybean, wheat and oat creates more opportunities […] Read more




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Managed money still adding to record large canola short position

Net short position in soybeans increased by about 2,300 contracts

Speculators continued to add to their record large net short position in canola in mid-February, showing little sign of moving to the other side of the market any time soon, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).


French farmers drive their tractors on a highway as they protest over price pressures, taxes and green regulation, grievances shared by farmers across Europe, in Longvilliers, near Paris, France, January 29, 2024. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

EU leader proposes policy shift as farmers protest

Rules "create a risk for EU food security" agriculture commissioner says

The EU should change conditions imposed on farmers who wish benefit from Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) funding, European Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski said in an interview with French newspapers of the Ebra group.