IN a world grappling with the fallout of conventional farming — deteriorating soils, drowning biodiversity and a changing climate — the call for a transformative shift has never been louder. One ...

New research shows that crops are far more vulnerable when too much rainfall originates from land rather than the ocean. Land ...

Crop breeding for higher yields may be unintentionally reducing the beneficial microorganisms that help plants absorb ...

Agriculture is the cornerstone of human civilization. Without it, we couldn’t support our vast global population. However, old agricultural practices have problems, leading to a rise in sustainable ...

On a special episode (first released on November 20, 2024) of The Excerpt podcast: AI applications in vertical farming have the potential to usher in a new model that not only yields a high volume of ...

Agriculture is going through a profound revolution -- one that rivals the industrial revolution of the 19th century and the green revolution of the 20th century, so says the authors of a new book, ...

A new farming system aims to solve one of the biggest problems in modern agriculture: the overuse of fertilizers to improve crop yields and the resulting chemical runoff that pollutes the world's air ...

Moolec Science – which has developed a ‘molecular farming’ platform to produce plants that express animal proteins – is going public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC)* in a deal ...

North American farmers learn latest innovations from Ohio State researchers at the annual Farm Science Review. When Linda Vernon first took part in Annie’s Project through Ohio State Extension, she ...

Amrith Gunasekara, director of science and research, California Bountiful Foundation (photo: Brad Hooker) The California Farm Bureau is filling a gap in state policymaking. It has launched a research ...

Northern College of Science and Technology in Yendi has been crowned National Best Junior High School in Practical ...

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