Rotating crops, conserving soil nutrients and deploying other strategies to “diversify” agriculture all at the same time can yield major benefits for the environment and people alike—including ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Quantzig, a global analytics solutions provider, has announced the completion of their latest article on the benefits of organic farming in the agricultural industry. Over ...

Higher plant diversity in agricultural grasslands increases yields with lower inputs of nitrogen fertilizer. That is the ...

If farmers could know what the weather will be like next month, next year or even further into the future, it might change their operational decisions substantially. That line of thinking has ...

Farmers plant or preserve riparian buffers for various reasons, such as improving water quality, controlling erosion, or ...

These are uncertain times for farmers. According to a recent USDA report, a global slump in production sent commodity prices soaring in 2022, resulting in the highest profits that many in the American ...

The use of AI technology in predicting crop failures is making waves in the agricultural sector, boasting an impressive accuracy rate of 90%. This innovation signals a new era in agriculture, with ...

AMES, Iowa – Massive networks of drains, pipes and tiles that enable food production on much of the world’s most productive cropland are due for expansion and replacement to meet the demands of ...

Overuse of fertilizers and pesticides raises agricultural product manufacturing costs while also degrading soil and polluting the environment. Furthermore, abiotic and biotic stressors are present ...

University of Michigan researchers evaluate an urban garden in Detroit. Credit: Dave Brenner, University of Michigan. A new University of Michigan-led international study finds that fruits and ...

When raccoons kept stealing corn from the Oneida reservation in Wisconsin, Iowa State professor Christina Gish Hill said a woman told her the members simply decided to plant enough both parties. "She ...