Whether due to environmental concerns, veganism, allergies, or because they simply like the taste, more and more Americans ...

In the world of agriculture, rice is a staple food for more than half of the global population, making its cultivation ...

Using plastic sheets for weed control, even under current best management practices, pollutes soil with macro- and ...

Constant innovation is needed to keep up with evolving pest challenges in agriculture so that farmers have the tool box of ...

Western Lake Erie is an ideal environment for the bacteria that make up algae. It’s about 30 feet deep, the shallowest part of the shallowest Great Lake, and it heats up faster when temperatures are ...

Industry experts say the decline of what was once one of Kentucky farms’ top crops coincides with shifts in tobacco ...

AI is helping agriculture with everything from precision farming to predictive analytics, helping transform how we grow, ...

Though I am wary of the potential outcome of the two USDA actions, I am not one to say that USDA needs to go away. The ...

Researchers have cracked the code of plant-to-fungi communication in a new study. Using baker's yeast, the researchers discovered that the plant hormone strigolactone (SL) activates fungal genes and ...

USDA updated the list of products and production dates affected by the listeria outbreak. Schools may have already ...

Thanks to the joint efforts of the Warren County Conservation District, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, ...

School farming programs are getting a boost from the Department of Ag. and Markets: $1.5 million. It’s all to plant the knowledge of agriculture in kids K through 12.