Chris Cobos is the Texas A&M AgriLife Research environmental soil scientist at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Vernon.

State and local conservation leaders gathered in rural Tama and Grundy counties earlier this week to highlight ongoing efforts aimed at improving Iowa’s water quality through a combination of ...

Farmers in the Upper Midwest are investing in homegrown oats. It’s good for the land. But can it work as a cash crop?

This spring, fifth-generation farmer Doug Winter will sow seed on farmland bought by his great-great-grandfather in 1869, planting the 157th crop on that family farm. He knows the rarity of those ...

A new state audit says Hawaiʻi’s education department is falling short on buying local food for school meals because its planning and tracking are haphazard ...

American farmers are drowning in health insurance costs, while their German counterparts never worry about medical bills. The ...

The frost came fast. Overnight, it took the Brussels sprouts without ceremony – a kiss of death on their garden bed, sweetness gone slack. By morning the air was like ice, the fields motionless, the ...

The forests of the world are teeming with life, from the towering trees down to the microscopic organisms that quietly ...

Having bought a 300ha farm in the Marico Bushveld for R1 million, Ben Motsiane* was assisted by a seasoned agriculturalist in compiling a business plan and budget.

From putting 'three in the pre' to making a pre-flowering herbicide pass, field agronomist Mike Hannewald breaks down the ...

The Maharashtra government presented a budget that seeks to balance economic expansion with social welfare, while laying the groundwork for the state's long-term economic goals ...