Crop breeding for higher yields may be unintentionally reducing the beneficial microorganisms that help plants absorb nutrients Modern corn, wheat, and beans have dramatically different root systems ...

Goldenberries have long been a niche curiosity, tucked into specialty produce aisles and health food shops while tomatoes and strawberries dominated the fields. Now a wave of precise gene editing is ...

I love springtime on the farm. Everything is fresh and green. Everywhere you look, you see life. It’s a time of renewal, of regeneration. Really that is what modern agriculture is about year-round.

My family has been farming tomatoes in Florida for 75 years. We’ve weathered hurricanes, recessions, labor shortages, you name it. But nothing has done more damage to our farms and our way of life ...

Another farm in Palm Beach County will soon be gone, replaced by 26 estate homes on a 26-acre parcel in an incorporated area of the county bordering Haverhill. The Mecca family has been farming ...

Ever bite into a supermarket tomato and wonder where all the flavor went? You're not imagining things. That watery, cardboard-like taste isn't just in your head. Something fundamental changed in how ...

Youths can explore opportunities in agriculture by utilising available water bodies in their communities for irrigation farming. An entrepreneur, Salisu Danjuma, from the Difa community in Yamaltu ...

WITH DERBY SEASON UPON US, OUR AREA IS A VERY EXCITING BUT BUSY PLACE AT THE MOMENT, AND HERMITAGE FARM IS NO EXCEPTION. OUR SAM CARTER GOT OUT TODAY TO DISCOVER SOMETHING YOU CAN DO IF YOU NEED A ...