How the loss of soil is sacrificing America’s natural heritage
A new study points to a stunning loss of topsoil in the Corn Belt — the result of farming practices that have depleted this once-fertile...
She stakes her claim
A new American dream stirs on a Georgia homestead.
Will rising temperatures make superweeds even stronger?
Widely used herbicides are struggling to kill some weeds. Some experts think heat could be part of the problem.
Can regenerative agriculture reverse climate change? Big Food is banking on it.
Regenerative agriculture works to draw carbon out of the atmosphere and into the soil, but there’s an ongoing debate on how much carbon can be...
As Beef Gets Booted Out of College Campuses, Meat Companies Take Note
Across the pond in the United Kingdom, Goldsmiths, which is part of the University of London system, made news with its announcement that beef products...
Because of historic rains, less than half the normal amount of corn has been planted in Illinois.
Following an unseasonably wet spring, some farm fields that would normally be filled with burgeoning corn stalks and soybean plants are holding so much water they...
Pain of Tariffs Tests Farmers’ Faith in Trump: ‘How Long Is Short-Term?’
The trade dispute with China has cost growers their No. 1 buyer, but they say the president is on the right course.
Americans Have Planted So Much Corn That It’s Changing the Weather
More corn means more transpiration. Which, in turn, produces slightly cooler temperatures and increased precipitation. The fact that corn is a non-native species boosts the...