Small grains researcher Juan David Arbelaez-Velez knows the secret to making perfect rice—and it's not about how you cook it. Arbelaez and his team are investigating the genetic blueprint that ...

a, Traditional labor-intensive (left) and the next-generation mechanized (right) production of F1 hybrid seeds are compared. In a traditional hybrid seed production process, the male sterile line ...

Hybrid rice—bred from two different parents—greatly contributes to food security. However, the process of hybrid seed production is labor intensive, and fully mechanized hybrid rice breeding is ...

A new program at the Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming attempts to bring grains back to the center of the local food system The Glynwood Center’s Grains and Staples program incentivizes ...

The global demand for high-quality rice is increasing, Arbelaez says, and rice breeders have to keep up. Growers want productive varieties that grow well and can survive drought and pests. Millers ...