LEBANON — About 70 percent of all the corn now being harvested across the Midwest comes from just two seed suppliers: DuPont (and its Pioneer Hi-Bred brand) and Monsanto (with its DeKalb brand). Craig ...
A group of scientists and food activists is launching a campaign Thursday to change the rules that govern seeds. They're releasing 29 new varieties of crops under a new "open source pledge" that's ...
When his children were small, Irwin Goldman wanted to give them a beet to snack on — a beet so pretty and swirled with colors, so juicy and delicious, that they’d crunch on it raw. So Goldman, a ...
December 12, 2016 — Frank Morton has been breeding lettuce since the 1980s. His company offers 114 varieties, among them Outredgeous, which last year became the first plant that NASA astronauts grew ...
This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Listen 3:59 A group of scientists and ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results