In 2013, farmers in the highlands of Ethiopia began to notice something unsettling: a familiar variety of wheat was failing ...

India banned wheat exports on 13 May 2022 to control rising domestic prices and ensure food security amid lower output due to a severe heatwave. The decision also came at a time when global prices ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Here’s how extinct DNA could help us in the present—and the future. Yeah, we know—it’s not a dire wolf. In early 2025, the Texas biotech company Colossal Biosciences landed with a splash on the cover ...

Sometimes wheat gets a bad rap. Thanks to the popularity of pseudocereals like quinoa or spelt, the classic grain has been losing admirers in the West. Still, wheat has been a staple food across ...

Wheat is a globally vital food crop, yet its limited regeneration ability has long hampered genetic transformation and molecular breeding efforts. Plant regeneration—the ability to develop new organs ...

From peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to avocado toast, bread is a staple food for so many people. But it's more than just a delivery system for other tasty ingredients—the bread you choose can make ...

Researchers discovered the gene that gives a rare wheat variety its unusual “triple-grain” trait. When switched on, the gene helps wheat flowers produce extra grain-bearing parts. The finding could ...

Imagine if three times as much grain could be obtained from the same amount of wheat plants as is currently possible, using the same amount of land, water and fertilizer. Well, that could soon be ...

A representative MOV-wheat spikelet (a) and spike (b) showing the effect of the Mov-1 locus on grain number. Regular bread wheat has one grain per spikelet. University of Maryland researchers ...

Trade is a hot topic with a lot of uncertainty. Trade policy decisions made in Washington, D.C., will impact farmers and ranchers in the countryside. This Market Intel is part of a series exploring ...