Drones can be a tool to help farmers be more sustainable — both environmentally and economically. “You don't last in the ...

In laboratory experiments, the researchers successfully engineered this change in barley and found that the mechanism worked ...

Scientists discovered a small protein region that determines whether plants reject or welcome nitrogen-fixing bacteria. By ...

When people are asked what a “small farm” is, they may base their answer on the number of acres or number of animals a farm has – and they often assume that there aren’t many of them. However, small, ...

In the pastoral uplands of northern Carroll County, Maryland, farmers used to raise cattle, corn and soybeans — a model that has long been under economic assault by agricultural industrialization.

Policy experts predict small, specialty farms will be on the losing end of the latest federal agricultural bailout meant to ...

Widespread reports of true armyworm infestations reaching damaging levels in wheat fields across western Minnesota and portions of eastern North Dakota were reported during the week of July 20. There ...

For farmers who grow anything but soybeans and corn in Illinois, buying crop insurance is nearly impossible. Even an insurance agent couldn’t figure out how to safeguard his vegetable and poultry farm ...