For the last several decades, the default path for American farmers and ranchers has been increasing specialization of the agricultural activities on their operations. In 1949, American farmers ...

Bi-weekly Purdue Extension hosts a Field Crop Update for Extension Educators and Specialists. These updates are usually shared online via the Purdue on the Farm and/or the Purdue Extension – Putnam ...

of various growth stages (left). It can then, based on a single initial photo of another field, model how the crop will develop (center; the images show how the variation of certain crop parameters ...

BASEL, Switzerland & CHASSIEU, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amoebas. These single-celled microorganisms are now at the heart of one of agriculture’s latest biological innovation – a bio-fungicide capable ...

Bright lights, big field. Mikey Taylor drives around a bend, heading home at 7:30 p.m. on a fall night, and spots four lights glowing in the ink, 40 yards into a field fronting his Delta farm. In the ...

Super Bowl favorites like wings, pizza and guacamole start on U.S. farms. Learn where game-day foods come from and the ...

SASKATOON, Saskatchewan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With new federal and industry funding, the Diverse Field Crops Cluster (DFCC) is focused on increasing environmental sustainability in Canada’s agriculture ...

DAVISON, Mich. (WJRT)- It's been a tough planting season for Mid-Michigan field crops like corn and soy beans. A wet fall, warm winter, and wet spring have made it hard for farmers to do their jobs.

Scientists at the Salk Institute in La Jolla say they have pinpointed a rapid, built‑in immune program that kicks in as soon as thirsty plants get water again. The team has dubbed the response drought ...

Amoebas. These single-celled microorganisms are now at the heart of one of agriculture’s latest biological innovation – a bio-fungicide capable of protecting wheat and other cereal crops from ...