(Beyond Pesticides, September 23, 2025) A study published in European Journal of Agronomy, based on a 16-year, long-term experiment (LTE), finds that organic crops (cotton production with wheat and ...

Photo illustration of agricultural sprinklers, assorted nuts and mackerel. It can be hard to visualize the amount of water it takes to produce a single pound of almonds or the meat used to make a ...

Global agriculture stands at a critical juncture, facing the dual imperative of ensuring food security and quality amidst ...

Better productivity has come at expense of ecosystems but new and old practices show their vibrancy can be restored ...

Studying corn, understanding its nutrient and water needs, and taking a timely approach to agronomic practices builds crop yields, says this south-Georgia farmer. In Randy Dowdy’s experience, good ...

(Beyond Pesticides, July 24, 2025) In a sixteen-year field trial based in Central Kenya, researchers have found higher crop yield stability in low-input organic systems with previously degraded soil ...

Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service Collaboration Less than one percent of the Earth’s water is available for human use. This ...

California farmers could save massive amounts of water if they planted less thirsty -- but also less lucrative -- crops instead of almonds, alfalfa and other water-guzzling crops, according to new ...

The US agricultural sector—especially farms producing labor-intensive crops such as fruits, vegetables, and horticultural products—relies on unauthorized immigrants to perform many seasonal and ...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has advised leaders and residents of the Busoga sub-region to adopt the right farming models ...