The high desert of northwest New Mexico might seem an unlikely place for a large-scale commercial farming operation. The region receives only about 20" of annual precipitation. However, at an ...

Navigating farm equipment through a solar array is part of the research being undertaken at an Ohio solar project. (Photo courtesy of Savion) This story was originally published by Energy News Network ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A recently published study by the Georgia Institute of Technology reveals that liming, normally used to neutralize the acid in ...

Farmlands in China feed more people than those of any other country on Earth, yet they also generate a large share of the nation’s carbon emissions. For many years, this reality posed a difficult ...

Using CRISPR to engineer a relative of the tomato, biologists have created a fruit that is easier to grow, potentially opening the door to breeding plants that are resistant to disease, pests or ...

La Trobe University researchers have developed a new way to measure and report the environmental performance of farms in a move that could pave the way for future "sustainability ratings" on consumer ...

Just six months after Linn County commissioners thought they’d voted to limit large-scale poultry farms, the commission is now revisiting its decision, after learning other livestock operations could ...

Uttar Pradesh is rapidly positioning itself as a national hub for natural farming, with the Yogi Adityanath-led government expanding the initiative to 94,300 hectares across all 75 districts of the ...