Food and Agricultural Sciences

Our food and agricultural sciences hub covers a range of research papers and news stories on the many processes involved in food cultivation and production. Subtopics include how animals and crops can influence the sustainability of farms and how to address food security and supply. From having suitable soil to climate change impacting our food products, we look at all of these aspects in our collated pages.

Overview

If you’re looking for the answers to questions such as ‘what is food science?’ and ‘what is agricultural science?’, you’ll find them here. This section provides two key articles on food and agricultural science and a changeable, exciting topic. Scientists write these posts to provide agricultural education and further information on food systems, agricultural productivity and similar matters.

Feature Articles

Our featured articles include a wide variety of topics under the food and agricultural sciences category. For example, what are the risks food chains face? What is vertical farming or how to develop sustainable foods? Our writers discuss food waste, antibiotic resistance in agriculture, using gene editing for plant health, and other fascinating matters relating to the development of food and the food industry.

Latest Food and Agricultural Sciences News and Research

Whether it’s a discovery regarding pesticides or a novel code in genome editing, this section will include all of the latest news from food and agricultural science. These news pieces will be collected from around the world to bring you a range of discoveries and interesting facts on how we cultivate food and more.
Beneficial microbes in the infant gut use nitrogen from human milk to support pediatric development

Beneficial microbes in the infant gut use nitrogen from human milk to support pediatric development

Scientists develop a detailed "protein atlas" of a pathogen for the first time

Scientists develop a detailed "protein atlas" of a pathogen for the first time

How specialized plant “train tracks” can be used to feed the expanding population

How specialized plant “train tracks” can be used to feed the expanding population

Immunity adaptation found in genomes of Stone Age farmers

Immunity adaptation found in genomes of Stone Age farmers

Pesticide residues in water test kit for sustainable and safe agriculture

Pesticide residues in water test kit for sustainable and safe agriculture

CABBI/GLBRC researchers peer into the complexities of life on a leaf

CABBI/GLBRC researchers peer into the complexities of life on a leaf

Newly designed robot can effectively perform Synecoculture farming

Newly designed robot can effectively perform Synecoculture farming

Including more women in decision-making could help farmers improve conservation and production

Including more women in decision-making could help farmers improve conservation and production

T cell-driven changes in the gut may affect brain function associated with depression

T cell-driven changes in the gut may affect brain function associated with depression

Could 3D Printing Help Solve Food Insecurity?

Could 3D Printing Help Solve Food Insecurity?

WVU horticulture expert offers insights on how plants weather up-and-down temperatures

WVU horticulture expert offers insights on how plants weather up-and-down temperatures

High doses of sucralose limit T cell proliferation and differentiation

High doses of sucralose limit T cell proliferation and differentiation

First molecular images of olfaction sets the stage to create novel smells

First molecular images of olfaction sets the stage to create novel smells

Study: Cultivating edible fungi alongside trees could feed millions

Study: Cultivating edible fungi alongside trees could feed millions

Deciphering the mechanisms used by a fungus to increase iron acquisition

Deciphering the mechanisms used by a fungus to increase iron acquisition

SMART researchers develop the world's first microneedle-based drug delivery technique for plants

SMART researchers develop the world's first microneedle-based drug delivery technique for plants

Demonstrating the effects of wildflowers on the health and reproduction rate of bumblebees

Demonstrating the effects of wildflowers on the health and reproduction rate of bumblebees

Microorganisms can help tackle conflicts across the globe: Study

Microorganisms can help tackle conflicts across the globe: Study

Scientists discover mechanism behind how plants can develop long-term immunity to stress

Scientists discover mechanism behind how plants can develop long-term immunity to stress

Largest-ever genetic analysis provides insight into domestications and origin of traits in grapevine

Largest-ever genetic analysis provides insight into domestications and origin of traits in grapevine

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