Soil salinization is a serious problem, especially in areas with less rainfall and increasingly arid climates. As climates change, flooding becomes more prevalent – another factor that leads to high ...

The findings are clear. Scientists make game-changing discovery with centuries-old farming method — here's how it could transform food production first appeared on The Cool Down.

Deepa Bhadana is a researcher in genetics, plant breeding, and biotechnology with expertise that spans field trials, ...

I join the agricultural community across the country excited about the nomination of Gov. Sonny Perdue for USDA Secretary in the Trump Administration. He has a very good reputation within the ag ...

Syntropic plantings help fix nitrogen, suppress weeds, and create biomass and nutrients. “I wanted to be a farmer when I grew up,” Elizabeth Hoover, associate professor at the University of California ...

There’s a joke in The Departed that you should treat Feds like they’re mushrooms: Feed them excrement, and keep them in the dark. The same sentiment has been expressed towards journalists, which is ...

The Ultra High Density (UHD) method offers farmers greater control over tree height, branch management, and fruit quality while maximising yields ...

“It is 5 a.m. A Midwest farmer sips coffee in front of a computer. Up-to-the-minute satellite images show a weed problem in a field on the north-west corner of the farm. At 6:30 a.m., the farmer ...

Fruit-vegetable combined farming method is infusing dynamism into the local economy as it opened up a new horizon in the field of agriculture in the region, including its vast Barind tract ...