Sustainable agriculture takes many forms, but at its core is a rejection of the industrial approach to food production developed during the 20th century. This system, with its reliance on ...

The U.S. and most global stock markets have performed very well over the first three quarters of 2024. With central banks around the world cutting rates, indications for continued growth are ...

Nov. 6, 2024 — When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, lava incinerated anything living for miles around. As an experiment, scientists dropped gophers onto parts of the scorched mountain for only ...

We are looking for sustainable and research-based solutions for food systems. Agriculture is the basis of food security. In the coming decades, research in the agricultural sciences will be ...

According to the 2022 Census of Agriculture, 437,310 farming operations used hired labor in that year, a nearly 15 percent decline from the number of farms using such workers in 2017. The number ...

“Clearly, we need a change in policy where agricultural subsidies are used to encourage a shift to more sustainable forms of production,” said Patrick Holden, founder and CEO of the SF ...

1.9 million farms dot America’s rural landscape, and 95% are operated by families – individuals, family partnerships or family corporations (USDA Census of Agriculture, 2022). Family farms and ranches ...

Cultivate your career in agricultural business with skills in management and innovation, leading to opportunities in agribusiness and food production. This applied business program will provide plenty ...

The Netherlands has become an agricultural giant by showing what the future of farming could look like. The great indoors provides optimal growing conditions for lettuce and other leafy greens at ...

Approximately 70 per cent of global freshwater consumption is used in the agricultural sector, yet water use efficiency in many countries is below 50 per cent. Nuclear and isotopic techniques provide ...

Agricultural genetics is the applied study of the effects of genetic variation and selection used to propagate valuable heritable trait combinations in crop plants and farm animals. The discipline ...

A team of researchers suggest that South West along Tana River, Western Kenya and ... Ant Agriculture Began 66 Million Years Ago in the Aftermath of the Asteroid That Doomed the Dinosaurs Oct. 3 ...