Champions of organic farming have long portrayed it as friendlier to humans and the earth. But a new study in a California county found a surprising effect as their acreage grew: Nearby conventional ...

When I walk the produce aisles of a grocery store, I compulsively read labels. Organic, sustainable, fair trade, ethical. As a scientist, a father, and the son of small-time hobby farmers, knowing how ...

John Holler checks the fences at his Bee Creek Farm in Crossville. (Photo: Anne Braly) Agriculture, long a dominant industry in Tennessee, remains one in the 21st century, contributing about $89 ...

Plants adapt genetically over time to the special conditions of organic farming. This has been demonstrated in a long-term study conducted at the University of Bonn. The researchers planted barley ...

In June 1991, a four-person panel of representatives of their fields presented their insights about sustainable agriculture and sustainable mental health during the annual conference of the National ...

There might be more to regenerative agriculture than its ability to enhance farm ecosystems, capture carbon or boost soil biodiversity. Recent research has pointed to perks going beyond the farm and ...

Les Seiler’s goal is sustainable crop production to preserve and improve the land for future generations. Les Seiler knew in 1986 preserving the soil was important. That’s when he and his brother set ...

California's Central Valley produces more than 250 different crops comprising one-fourth of the nation's food. That includes 40% of our fruits, nuts, and other table foods. However, California is ...

When Balaso Rugge first heard of the idea of yogic farming in 2003, he was skeptical. “Initially, we laughed at the concept of farming through meditation,” says Rugge, an Indian farmer from the ...

A field of a genetically modified variety of cotton called Bt Cotton with inbuilt insecticide resistance, in India. Cotton's environmental impacts are well-publicized (if not well-understood), ...

Berlin-based agriTech startup Klim is in a hurry to get farmers adopting so-called ‘regenerative’ methods — which are touted as less harmful to soils and biodiversity than conventional farming — ...

Agriculture, long a dominant industry in Tennessee, remains one in the 21st century, contributing about $89 billion to the state's economy annually. Soybeans, cotton and tobacco rank among top ...