On a hilltop field in Rush County, Kevin Wiltse stabbed his spade into plant residue-encrusted earth and turned over a shovelful of dark soil. He knelt, scooped up a fistful of moist, porous ...

Climate change is threatening modern life in ways we are still finding, from food security to the economy to everyday living.

As heat and water scarcity increase, farmers have to adjust their strategies to ensure good production. The bottom line is important, but so is conserving non-renewable resources. Dry farming is one ...

The Smith family captures value from cover crops twice—first as high-quality cattle feed and then as biological fuel for ...

It has many names: multi-story cropping, agroforestry, forest farming. All of these refer to farming within treed land. It’s a great way to seamlessly integrate the farm into the landscape and ...

The theme that consumed the crops side of agriculture in 2024 was this: tighter margins with producers from coast to coast searching for ways to cut back “It’s no secret 2024 was a tough year across ...

Strawberry shortages are expected this year due to a fungal disease called neopestalotiopsis, or Neo-P. The fungus has been identified in Ohio since 2021 and has spread to other states, impacting ...

FarmED, at Honeydale Farm in England's Cotswolds region, is a 'demonstration' farm that shows regenerative agriculture practices to visitors. King Charles III (then Prince Charles) visited in 2021, ...

Westlands covers over 1,000 square miles in west Fresno and Kings counties and delivers water to 700 family-owned farms.

Chester County is the second largest agricultural-producing county in the state, with farm operations of many types and sizes located throughout the county, from traditional crop and dairy ...