It’s the year 2050, and the world's population has just passed 9 billion people. Economic growth has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of starvation-level poverty. But the encouraging trend ...

The USDA pesticide residue report demonstrates the safety of conventionally grown produce, contrary to claims of anti-science activists like the Environmental Working Group. There is a LOT of ...

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 ...

Micah Bernstein grew up on a ranch in rural Two Rock and Mother Nature unwittingly became his muse. He spent a great deal of time tending a full lineup of crops — including potatoes, melons and ...

In a surprising twist to the urban farming narrative, a study challenges the widely-held belief that urban agriculture (UA) is a beacon of sustainability. Despite its celebrated diversity and ...

Mark McHargue is president of Nebraska Farm Bureau. He and his wife, Judi, operate a diversified farm where they raise irrigated corn, popcorn and soybeans using both organic and conventional cropping ...

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), ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recycling construction materials and water can make urban agriculture more sustainable. Lauren Moore/USDA Urban agriculture is ...

On a special episode (first released on November 20, 2024) of The Excerpt podcast: AI applications in vertical farming have the potential to usher in a new model that not only yields a high volume of ...

Two farming models that could complement each other and provide answers – but are widely seen as competitors – dominate the debate: agroecological (which is organic rebranded) versus conventional, ...