Artificial intelligence allows farmers to increase yields by spotting pests and diseases early — and has led to a new wave of indoor growing startups.

The team at Gilliard Farms have been stewards of the land for six generations. Farmers are stewards of everything from soil and the crops that pop out of it to the microbes teeming with life ...

In written testimony to lawmakers, Paul Miller, owner of Fairvue Farms in Woodstock, said he has had to hire airplanes and ...

A 2025 agriculture review highlighting Farm Bureau policy wins, economic relief, labor reform, clean water clarity and ...

The clay soil in the Red River valley an hour south of Fargo, North Dakota, was compacted. He tried a form of extra-deep plowing known as ripping, but it only made the problem worse. For two straight ...

Solar panels are no longer just lining barn roofs and field edges, they are rising directly above rows of vegetables, ...

Scientists are using CRISPR to fast-track the domestication of a wild fruit. For roughly 10,000 years, farming communities ...

For farmers who grow anything but soybeans and corn in Illinois, buying crop insurance is nearly impossible. Even an insurance agent couldn’t figure out how to safeguard his vegetable and poultry farm ...

During the first weeks of spring, farm workers begin arriving at Schreiber Farms before the sun rises. Together in a parking lot, they get their assignments for the day — they’ll either cut asparagus ...