"Future research should focus on AI-driven optimization techniques." Researchers develop innovative tool that could ...

With a record wheat harvest this summer and a potential record corn crop harvest just ahead, 2025 has been a good production ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. — In the soft dirt of an indoor horseback riding ring last month, a group of farmers got ready to test drive a new piece of equipment: an electric tractor. As they took turns ...

Proponents of the vertical farming method say it could help fight food insecurity and provide an alternative for farmers ...

Drones are among a suite of tools used in what’s known as precision agriculture — a type of farming that uses technology to ...

Across the United States, small farms are vanishing at an alarming rate. Between 2017 and 2022, the number of farms declined by about 140,000, a 7% drop, according to the USDA’s 2022 Census of ...

Alex Maere survived the destruction of Cyclone Freddy when it tore through southern Malawi in 2023. His farm didn't. The 59-year-old saw decades of work disappear with the precious soil that the ...

One day, a fourth generation of family members will run Lenz Farms in Yuma County on Colorado’s Eastern Plains. They plan to ...

Small farms have a pretty big advantage. They don’t need to ascribe to industrial means of growing. That means less tilling and fewer pesticides. The ability to have a regenerative operation is much ...

Three years ago tech specialist and drone pilot Mike Quick partnered with Jim Smith, owner of Cushman Farms in Lebanon, CT, ...