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A report says Virginia farms saw increased crop yields and cash receipts last year.
A week of warm, dry weather has finally allowed Missouri farmers to make some progress harvesting corn and soybeans.
Gusty winds, high tides and heavy rainfall associated with Tropical Storm Ida could affect southeast Louisiana's citrus and sugar cane crops.
A few days of sunshine are just what farmers in Arkansas need.
Many West Tennessee farmers are in a race with rising water in the Mississippi River to harvest their crops.
Producers of Vermont's "specialty crops" — including fruits, vegetables and maple products — could be in line for more than $200,000 in grants made available through last year's federal Farm Bill.
Wet weather is getting the blame as a new report shows Missouri's fall harvest running two weeks to a month behind the normal rate.
The plane swoops down over a field, racing along at 140 mph only a few feet above the corn stalks before releasing its chemicals and pulling back into the sky.
One of the Pacific Northwest's largest fruit growers has had 100 percent of its peach and nectarine crops certified as organic, following a three-year transition period.
As drought forces families in the West to shorten their showers and let their lawns turn brown, two Depression-era government programs have been paying some of the nation's biggest farms hundreds of millions of dollars to grow water-thirsty crops in what was once desert.
The future for Brazil's mighty farm sector could be grim, with hotter temperatures pushing crops past its borders, uphill into the Andes and toward the tip of South America.
Zeng Yawen's outdoor laboratory in the terraced hills of southern China is a trove of genetic potential — rice that thrives in unusually cool temperatures, high altitudes or in dry soil; rice rich in calcium, vitamins or iron.
The European Union's food safety agency approved two genetically modified corns Friday, putting renewed pressure on EU nations to drop their objections to the use of biotech crops.
Biotechnology that allows more profitable corn and soybean crops to thrive in arid fields is encroaching on traditional wheat acreage across the Great Plains, industry experts say.
Long after the waters subside, the floods that submerged the Midwest this month could turn out to be the region’s biggest economic disaster in decades, with ramifications that will be felt by consumers across the country.
A portion of Ernie Roehrich's farm hasn't been plowed for two decades: It's part of a federal program that pays landowners to idle land for conservation.
The value of crop production in North Dakota last year reached its highest level on record, paced by demand that drove up prices for spring wheat, corn and other commodities, the Agriculture Department says.
As genetically engineered agriculture takes off worldwide, the biggest growth in its popularity in 2007 came in the developing world, according to a report released Wednesday.
The French government on Saturday suspended the use of genetically modified corn crops in France while it awaits EU approval for a full ban.
As Louisiana's strawberry farmers covered their crops for protection against the expected drop in temperatures, the state's peach farmers hoped the cold weather would stick around for a while.
The amount of carbon emissions that are avoided depends on which crop is used to produce the biofuel (top six bars) and if forest is cleared for crops (red). Converting cropland to forests or grassland can also save emissions (bottom three bars) (Image: AAAS/World Land Trust)
France's agriculture minister on Monday condemned the destruction of two fields of genetically modified corn by activists in southwestern France.
Indians know better than to eat the plum-sized fruit of the wild jatropha bush. It's poisonous enough to kill.
Green lines What does it take to save a species? Sometimes, high-voltage power wiresFOR DECADES, NOBODY in the US had seen the bee.
Federal Court rejects genetically modified sugar beetsThe government illegally approved a genetically modified, herbicide-resistant strain of sugar beets without adequately considering the chance they will contaminate other beet crops, a federal judge in San Francisco has ruled.
Mexican marijuana growers boldly operate in California Amid dense scrub oak and manzanita high above the Coloma Valley in El Dorado County, the marijuana growers were stocked to subsist in the steep, unforgiving terrain.
This just gives a whole new meaning to the suggestion "pee on it."I am embarrassed that I missed this innovation in gardening and sure fire way to enlarge my tomato crop. But thanks to Finnish scientists, I now know that applications of human urine will increase the size of your tomatoes.
State cuts imperil program to preserve farmland-Growers who get property tax breaks under the Williamson Act might have to sell land to defray costs if counties pull out of the program in the absence of state funding.Reporting from Visalia, Calif.
Long Beach Infested with MothsA nine-square-mile area of Long Beach is under a plant-and-fruit quarantine following the discovery of insects capable of ruining local trees and fruit crops, according to state officials.
Climate change could put the heat on California cropsnew study from UC Davis, to be published today, found that the number of winter chilling hours, essential to the flowering of orchards, has declined as much as 30% since 1950 in large swaths of the Central Valley, where most of the tree crops are grown.
Large Food Growers Demand Farmers Poison and Bulldoze Crops and Ponds In "Scorched-Earth" Quest For Food SafetyLarge food growers are imposing scorched-earth strategies on hundreds of thousands of acres in the quest for an antiseptic field of greens.
Africa alone could feed the worldDOOM-MONGERS have got it wrong - there is enough space in the world to produce the extra food needed to feed a growing population. And contrary to expectation, most of it can be grown in Africa, say two international reports published this week.
Monsanto - "inert" chemicals not cancerous... but they do kill embryotic and umbilical cord tissueOne specific inert ingredient, polyethoxylated tallowamine, or POEA, was more deadly to human embryonic, placental and umbilical cord cells than the herbicide itself - a finding the researchers call "astonishing."
Blueberry crop doing well this seasonIn spite of heavy rain and frost early in the season, Georgia blueberry growers expect an excellent crop this year.
Bio-char can improve heat and crops Bio-char is the name for the particular type of charcoal that has triggered an international grassroots campaign and has piqued the interest of several New England experts.
Beehive fence frightens away elephantsFarmers in Africa have managed to save their crops from elephants by using tiny bees to frighten some of the biggest animals on earth away.
Report: Climate change could doom many Calif cropsRising temperatures could make pears, peaches, pistachios and other crops needing a winter chill to grow unsuitable for California farms, while others would suffer lower yields, a new report says. [...]
Millions pledged to stop bee declineA British consortium pledged Tuesday to spend up to £10 million ($14.5 million) in research grants to find out what is causing a serious decline in bees and other pollinating insects.
A farmer's observations: The gift of good land in spring GUINDA – On March 28, my 11th wedding anniversary, my husband said to me as I fell asleep that night, "Fourteen yellow chicks hatched today. They were scooting around the front yard with their renegade mama hen."
Advisor Helps Convince McDonald's On Pesticide ReductionA Seattle registered investment advisor is one of the organizations that helped convince McDonald's Corp.
Crop Scientists Say Biotechnology Seed Companies Are Thwarting Research Biotechnology companies are keeping university scientists from fully researching the effectiveness and environmental impact of the industry's genetically modified crops, according to an unusual complaint issued by a group of those scientists.
Out, Monsanto! No GMOs in National Wildlife Refuge, Says Federal JudgeIn what could be a huge blow to Monsanto and a boon for small farms, a federal judge issued a ruling in Missouri stating that the US Fish and Wildlife shouldn't have allowed genetically modified crops on a national wildlife refuge.
Fighting in the Field: Monsanto's Uphill Battle in GermanyBusiness is booming worldwide for US biotech giant Monsanto but in Germany the company has encountered fierce resistance.
Nation's Peanut Growers Reeling from OutbreakWith hundreds of thousands of Americans out of work and the economy in a nosedive, the U.S. peanut industry expected sales to soar this year.
All About Growing LettuceSow seed in early Spring, as soon as soil can be worked. This occurs about four weeks before last expected Spring frost. Plant 1/8 inch deep in a wide row, 6 inches apart in all directions. Make sure soil contains a good supply of nitrogen for good leaf production.
Fla. Oranges Make It Through Deep FreezeCitrus growers and vegetable growers appeared Thursday to have weathered the statewide freeze better than expected, but tomato growers took a hit as temperatures stayed below freezing long enough to cause damage to some of those crops.
US prepares to block influx of GM foodAfter a decade of exporting its genetically modified crops all over the world, the US is preparing to block foreign GM foods from entering the country - if they are deemed to threaten its agriculture, environment or citizens' health, that is.
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