Climate change and water exploitation has intensified the frequency, duration, and severity of drought events while accelerating soil and substrate ...

Super Bowl favorites like wings, pizza and guacamole start on U.S. farms. Learn where game-day foods come from and the ...

Bright lights, big field. Mikey Taylor drives around a bend, heading home at 7:30 p.m. on a fall night, and spots four lights glowing in the ink, 40 yards into a field fronting his Delta farm. In the ...

Drones monitoring fields for weeds and robots targeting and treating crop diseases may sound like science fiction but is actually happening already, at least on some experimental farms. Researchers ...

Artificial light-type plant factories are an emerging agricultural innovation that enable crops to be grown year-round in precisely controlled environments. By adjusting factors such as light, ...

CHICO — The annual Butte County Crop Report shows 2023 took a bit of a dip in overall crop production value compared to 2022. The main culprit appears to be rice, which dropped considerably in value ...

For specialty crop farmers, 2025 has offered little relief from mounting financial pressures. Markets that once promised stable margins are now defined by volatility, with production expenses ...