Ploughing and tilling on hilly slopes is causing farm soils to thin and threatens future crop yields, a new study published in Nature Food finds. Ploughing and tilling on hilly slopes is causing farm ...

We’re talking about biotechnology and agriculture working together to figure out how we’ll feed everyone in the years to come ...

Agricultural and consumer economics professor Madhu Khanna and her colleagues propose policies that would reward farmers for ...

The family farmer in the age of industrial farming, the yoga of sex, cyberhacking and biometrics, and the future of robotic farming. “A key component of the practice is not tilling the soil. Untilled ...

Prior to 2013, Grand View, Idaho, grower Scott Bennett had a very simple approach to producing sugarbeets in a certain field along the edge of town: "I just didn’t put beets there," he remarks. "The ...

Summer break is just around the corner, but learning is always in season. The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture is abuzz with resources, activities and literacy items for learners of all ...

Eric Steeves has seen firsthand how combining solar energy and agriculture can keep farms productive and profitable.

A digital smart brooder from Arimifu Technologies, the machine gives real time SMS updates, monitoring of temperature and humidity. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard] Stakeholders in the East African ...

LIBERAL — Many Kansans say keeping water in the ground by not tilling dry land can't be done. On Thursday, a farmer in southwest Kansas said it could, at least for the most part. Nick Vos is changing ...

Though prescribed burns are effective at preparing fields after harvest, opting out will save farmers money on expensive fertilizers and help minimize environmental impact, state farming experts say.