Each of Fred Below's six essential factors for high-yield soybeans now offers a measurable bushel-per-acre value. By leveraging them in an integrated approach, farmers can push their existing yield ...

Thousands of farms set to go bankrupt as grain farmers in particular hit by trade disruptions caused by price hikes ...

The team at The University of Missouri Rural and Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center (RaFF) reviewed 21 seed vendor financing programs.

Shifting just 10% of that purchasing to local farms could generate billions of dollars in economic growth for Illinois, according to the law. But for Illinois to move toward purchasing more local food ...

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BEIJING, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have announced a series of major breakthroughs in developing "precision-designed" seeds that can increase crop yields while reducing fertilizer use and ...

The dust cloud billows up behind your bumper whether you’re headed toward Katie Elvehjem’s farm or away from it. And on a Friday evening in spring 2024, Elvehjem was dreaming about leaving. “I felt ...

It turns out we have a Mainer to thank for canned cranberry sauce. Marcus Urann, of Sullivan, was an attorney and cranberry farmer who is generally credited with pioneering commercially canned ...

With rural food programs stretched especially thin and climate change driving up prices, meat donations and local initiatives are trying to fill the gap.

Food prescriptions are a growing trend to prevent illnesses like cancer. Here are 5 healthy foods a doctor often recommends.

In his highly anticipated second cookbook, “Turtle Island,” Sherman shines a light on 13 regional Native foods and traditions ...