An review article by Qingyun Duan and his team members provides a systematic review of commonly used statistical post-processing methods in hydrometeorological forecasting, with focus on newly developed methods in recent years.

Hydrogel Microparticles Protecting against Counterfeit and Deteriorated Products
Multi-functional, biodegradable hydrogel microparticles that provide information on the authenticity and the potential deterioration of a tagged food or pharmaceutical formulation directly prior to consumption/use is presented.

Gene Amplification: Not just for Glyphosate
Exciting research shows gene amplification herbicide-resistance mechanism in weeds is more common that previously thought.

Does Herbicide Rotation Mitigate Resistance in Weeds?
Impacts of fitness costs on herbicide resistance in weeds.

How is a Bottled Water Market Created?
The influence of food and beverage groups like Nestlé, Danone, and Group Castel/Alma (Neptune) is described, demonstrating how these companies radically reshaped the market structure through aggressive strategies of merger and acquisitions of smaller companies and their brands.
Quantifying Components of the Phosphorus Cycle in Temperate Forests
Controlling influences of the P cycle are described from a whole-ecosystem perspective.

Boosting Food Security and Quality through Legume Research
Legume development to improve the security and quality of food and feed.

Advances in Chemical Vapor Deposition
A new Special Issue entitled “Advances in Chemical Vapor Deposition” is published in Advanced Materials Interfaces in recognition of Professor Michael L. Hitchman

Plasma Technology in 2017: from the Lab to the Food Industry
A new review discusses the status and challenges we face in 2017 of transferring plasma technology to the food industry.

Vision of a Sustainable Future
To address climate change, we need to reduce net anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to zero as soon as possible; that is, hopefully by 2050 or so.