The International Food Information Council Foundation recently released its annual survey of public views toward food and nutrition. For the first time, concern about chemicals on food went up and ...

Crop breeding for higher yields may be unintentionally reducing the beneficial microorganisms that help plants absorb ...

Have you ever walked through a supermarket produce aisle and wondered if something's missing? Modern grocery stores offer a ...

If your primary vision of a family farmer is someone dressed in overalls and carrying a pitchfork, you are in for a stark awakening on March 21-22. That’s when dozens of companies, organizations and ...

This week, I received an email from a reader in response to last week’s column on three ways to grow agriculture advocacy. The opening line of the email said: “Does that mean you don't want to hear ...

Modern cowshed with a row of cows eating. The modern world emits over 50 billion metric tonnes of greenhouse gases annually. From the gasoline that fuels cars to the fossil-fueled power plants that ...

Return to the root: "Traditional agriculture in Appalachia was highly local," says James Veteto, of the Appalachian Institute for Mountain Studies. Photo by Hayley Benton. Historically, food systems ...

Agriculture is under attack. Environmentalists label modern farming as unsustainable, blaming farming for polluting the planet and destroying the climate. But today’s food is abundant and nutritious—a ...

The Ministry of Agriculture's Extension Programs Directorate organized a field day on modern irrigation techniques, targeting interested women and farmers in the southwestern governorate to enhance ...

Manu Saunders receives funding from the Institute for Land Water & Society at Charles Sturt University. She is undertaking PhD research into native pollinator communities associated with commercial ...