Cover crops provide benefits to vegetable farms of all sizes in addition to larger-scale contributions to the public good. Reduced tillage systems can provide additional soil health benefits. Many ...

Learn essential chemical application safety from UNL expert Joshua Villazana, including proper PPE, record-keeping and drift prevention.

The Future Farming Field Robot Catalogue has been expanded with eight new machines that together provide a clear snapshot of ...

Bi-weekly Purdue Extension hosts a Field Crop Update for Extension Educators and Specialists. These updates are usually shared online via the Purdue on the Farm and/or the Purdue Extension – Putnam ...

Predictability in agriculture is about as hard to find as a needle in a haystack. When you’re trying to prevent pest and disease pressures from devastating your yield, your approach to crop management ...

A new method can remotely map crop types in low- or middle-income countries where agricultural data are sparse. The maps will help scientists and policymakers track global food supplies and estimate ...

A Rantizo DJI Agras MG-1P drone sprayer finishes a demonstration flight outside of Iowa City in August 2020. Drones have become much more adept at spraying fungicides on crops in recent years. One ...

During the 2026 growing season, University of Vermont Extension is testing out six autonomous robotic weeders manufactured by ...

Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate. NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about the search for solutions. FRENCHMANS BAYOU, Ark. — Will ...

Conservation methods can help rejuvenate farmland, but the startup cost and uncertain results mean a risk many farmers still aren't willing to take. The University of Missouri Center for Regenerative ...

Learn about horticulture, hops, turfgrass and organic agriculture at the inaugural Hort, Hops and Crops Field Day on Thursday, Sept. 18, at the University of Tennessee East Tennessee AgResearch and ...