Farming
How Dairy Farmers Are Turning Manure Into Money
These New Englanders have found a way to help the planet and convert more than 9,000 tons of cow waste annually into electricity
Destructive 'Super Pigs' From Canada Threaten the Northern U.S.
The animals root through crops, prey on native species, cause soil erosion and carry pathogens that can spread to humans
Scientists Are Injecting Alligator Genes Into Catfish
The technique could help prevent infections in the millions of pounds of farmed catfish raised for human consumption
Farmers May Not Have to Choose Between Crops and Solar Panels
With a new photovoltaic panel, researchers harness sunshine to harvest energy and food together, taking advantage of the full light spectrum
Why Chickens Need to Stop Breeding With Their Wild Cousins
The red junglefowl is losing important genetic diversity in its native Asian habitat
Could Climate Impact Labels Change the Way We Eat?
Warnings on fast-food menus might make Americans think twice about choosing beef, a new study finds
Why ‘Sí, Se Puede’ Was the Winning Motto for the United Farm Workers
Their nationwide boycott helped farmworkers win the right to join and form unions
Shrinking Pollinator Populations Could Be Killing 427,000 People Per Year
New research explores the relationship between human health and crop loss due to pollination deficits around the world
Iceland's Christmas Book Flood Is a Force of Nature
The nation’s seasonal publishing and gifting tradition nourishes its unique literary culture
Seven of the Wildest and Weirdest Attempts to Curb Animal Pests
Why use fences or traps, when you can use deadly viruses or lustful snakes?
Perennial Rice Could Raise Yields and Cut Costs
These plants that grow back year after year show promise, but they are not a silver bullet
Is Hacking Photosynthesis the Key to Increasing Crop Yields?
It’s an agricultural moonshot, but scientists hope to make plants like corn, wheat and barley as heat and drought resistant as cactus
Cows That Ate Hemp Produced Milk With THC and CBD
New research adds insights to the debate over using industrial hemp as livestock feed
How Truffles Took Root Around the World
For centuries, the wild delicacy grew only in Europe. But improved cultivation techniques have enabled the pricey fungus to be farmed in new places.
Iceland's Annual Tradition of Counting Sheep Is Far From Sleepy
Every fall, across the country, farmers and their friends and family gather to sort the ewes and rams that spent the summer free-grazing
Is There a Market for Edible Cactus in the United States?
Often treated as a weed, the versatile prickly pear cactus could be the next big specialty crop
Once-Frozen Chemicals Could Pollute Water as Winters Warm
Thawing agricultural nutrients threaten streams, lakes and rivers across the country, new research suggests
Palestinian Farmer Unearths Byzantine-Era Mosaic While Planting Olive Trees
The stunning, colorful flooring depicts 17 iconographies of birds and animals
Are Hybrid Grapes the Future of Wine?
Scientists, growers and winemakers are working with experimental varieties to adapt to the effects of climate change
A Dutch City Is Banning Some Meat Advertisements in Public Spaces
The climate change-motivated move is accompanied by bans on fossil fuel ads elsewhere in the Netherlands
