Rice farmers in the United States face a constant battle against pests. The rice water weevil is a major early-season threat. This pest feeds on rice roots, causing significant crop losses. In Louisiana, the Mexican rice borer has also become a persistent problem. This pest bores into rice stems, leading to whiteheads and reduced yields. To tackle these issues, resea...

Think of farming as a giant puzzle with pieces that change every day. Weather plays a big role in how crops grow. Scientists are using artificial intelligence (AI) to make predictions easier. They fed a huge dataset of soybean hybrids into two different AI models: one using something called convolutional neural networks (CNN), and another combining CNN with a long sh...

Agriculture is the backbone of many African countries, but climate change is making it tougher to grow crops. A recent study looked at cereal crops in 35 sub-Saharan countries from 2005 to 2020. It found that farmers were pretty efficient, with an average score of 83%. However, climate change is hurting the productivity of land, labour, and fertilizers. The study us...