W ith spring arriving, temperatures are on the rise not only in the air, but in the soil as well. Currently, most fields you ...

The sooner a farmer knows that their crops are suffering, the faster they can take action to prevent major crop failure. A ...

When better algorithms are in place, scientists can track plant health more accurately. Scientists develop cutting-edge tech ...

Gene banks are like a survivalist cache: our nation’s safeguard against all future challenges to growing the food we need.

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Plants have been using solar energy for millions of years, but advances in machine learning and protein engineering could ...

Plants send distress signals when under attack from pests, drought, or disease, but these signals are often invisible to the ...

Early detection of stress in plants — before leaves visibly discolor, wilt or wither — is crucial. Now, researchers reporting ...

A fungal disease is ravaging strawberry plants, forcing at least one Ohio strawberry farm to cancel its 2025 crop. Will ...

Cover crop termination is not a one-size-fits-all process. Ohio farmers must consider their specific goals and available ...

Parasitic weeds are ruthless freeloaders, stealing nutrients from crops and devastating harvests. But what if farmers could ...

The organization Practical Farmers of Iowa is helping urban crop growers use beneficial insects to control pests, boost soil ...