Kansas State University agronomists have reached into the powerful world of digital technology to make more than four decades worth of crop information almost instantly available to farmers via their ...

Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate. NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about the search for solutions. A number of small Black-owned farms ...

IBM has joined forces with the Linux Foundation and the Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service and AgStack Foundation on a new project seeking to provide farmers with detailed information ...

For nearly 100 years, the history of the farm bill largely tracks the history of food production in the United States as the legislation has evolved to meet the needs of farmers and consumers alike.

In a matter of hours, months of hard work can vanish. A sudden pest infestation, a prolonged drought, or a powerful typhoon can erase what farmers have patiently nurtured, along with the income their ...

Cover crops can improve soil and suppress weeds. Winter rye is a great annual late-season cover crop to plant in the fall or early winter. It can even be planted after the first light frost and still ...

The study is led by Prof. Bingfang Wu (Aerospace Information Institute , the Chinese Academy of Sciences), leader of the CropWatch team and co-chair of Group on Earth Observations Global Agricultural ...