Crop breeding for higher yields may be unintentionally reducing the beneficial microorganisms that help plants absorb ...

Rebanks runs a family-owned farm in the Lake District in northern England. A graduate of Oxford University, James' new book is Pastoral Song: A Farmer's Journey For much of my early life America meant ...

Nebraska Republican Rep. Adrian Smith said the caucus will promote advances in food production and maybe heal some political divisions. The House already has a Peanut Caucus, a Cranberry Caucus and a ...

If you wanted to produce food at the lowest cost to the environment, what methods would you use? Would you select modern farming methods (large-scale, specialized, mechanized and increasingly digital) ...

Willow plants, a traditional medicinal plant, have a surprising effect on cattle — they reduce the amount of nitrous oxide and ammonia in their urine. According to an article from the Research ...

Discover the latest advancements in innovative agricultural machinery and forestry equipment in this video. Explore ...

This week, I received an email from a reader in response to last week’s column on three ways to grow agriculture advocacy. The opening line of the email said: “Does that mean you don't want to hear ...

"People always ask us how we can farm that way," said a Leacock Township Amish man, who asked not to be identified. "I tell them, you can do a lot if you get up early ...

Ray Ramsey knows as well as anybody that agriculture has progressed past the days of using horses, mules and oxen as working implements — and that’s just one reason why he insists on using draft ...

Monoculture farming is amplifying the prevalence of parasites in bees. Scientists have discovered another way modern-day farming techniques are killing off bee populations. While pesticides have long ...