The onset of sudden cold spells can threaten plant survival, especially during early growth phases. But how do plants detect ...

Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance is urging immediate action and clarity on USDA's Farmer Bridge Assistance Program.

Scientists discovered a small protein region that determines whether plants reject or welcome nitrogen-fixing bacteria. By tweaking only two amino acids, they converted a defensive receptor into one ...

Putting solar panels above agricultural crops may do more than produce food and clean energy on the same land: It can also significantly augment quality of life for farmworkers, according to new ...

For marketability and for shelf-life, keep certain crops out of the same space. Onions affect the taste of apples and ...

You may remember when cover crops were referred to as “green manure,” which required being “plowed under.” We now know that ...

Mo Khalil is the Hok Lam and Kathleen Kam Wong Professor of Bioengineering and Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology at ...

A $12 billion bailout for farmers includes $1 billion for specialty crop and sugar growers. That addresses a concern raised by several members of Florida’s congressional delegation.

Soybean farmer Bill Fansler is warning other Oklahoma farmers about a law that kept him from suing over damaged crops.

The Trump administration will plan to bail out U.S. commodity farmers caught in the president’s ongoing trade disputes. But fruit, vegetables and nut growers in the Pacific Northwest will likely see ...

Western Canada is projected to lead growth, with production rising 16% year-over-year to 85.3 million MT, which is 23% above ...

Colombia will use drones to resume spraying of coca crops with a weed killer, the government announced on Monday, as ...