Despite generating over $75B annually, specialty crops face rising costs, weak prices and limited safety nets. Case studies ...

The Aspen Center for Environmental Studies at Rock Bottom Ranch recently hosted a panel discussion, “So You Think You Want to Be a Farmer?” At a time when the world recognizes agriculture as the ...

A study using multiple agronomic models to examine two long-term agricultural research stations in North America shows that so-called climate-smart agricultural practices—like no-till treatments, ...

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin (UT) are using “smart” chemistry to improve farming, increasing production in a way that’s better for the environment. They detailed the progress of ...

Morningside University students will now be able to take their studies outside of the classroom and onto a farm. The western Iowa university purchased more than 70 acres of land from Woodbury County.

Agriculture and food account for one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions, making these sectors critical in efforts to address our current overshoot of the climate planetary boundary. They are ...

For years, governments have channeled their support for agriculture through incentives that nudge you in directions they feel are beneficial, such as erosion control, clean water and wildlife habitat.

Researchers compared the nutritional content of the food crops grown using conventional versus regenerative farming practices — those that build the soil by using cover crops, a diverse rotation of ...

Two new studies suggest that our ancestors' transition to farming from hunting and gathering caused humans' skeletons to become much weaker, The Washington Post reports. While farmers might argue that ...