Farming is one of South Carolina’s leading industries. It directly contributes to the state’s economy and residents’ health and quality of life. To help South Carolina farmers remain competitive both ...

It’s become clear to farmers and home gardeners alike that climate change is affecting the gardening landscape, literally. The climate is warming, pests are moving into different regions, and there’s ...

A research team has elucidated the role of polyploidy in the evolution and breeding of vegetable crops, leveraging advanced sequencing technologies to dissect the genetic and epigenetic nuances of ...

UVALDE – A unique vegetable breeding program at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Uvalde could bring improved onion, watermelon, tomato and black-eyed pea varieties to producers ...

Jim Myers, a professor of vegetable breeding and genetics at the College of Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State University, has a depth of knowledge on plant breeding. Want to know about ...

Derek Barchenger, an Oklahoma native and head of the Global Pepper Breeding Program at the World Vegetable Center, was named the 2025 recipient of the Norman E. Borlaug Award for Field Research and ...

Charleston denied Clemson University permission to demolish an unused, historic vegetable lab at its Coastal Research and Education Center in West Ashley.

Derek Barchenger, head of the Global Pepper Breeding Program at the World Vegetable Center, was named the 2025 recipient of the Norman E. Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application for his ...