As Pro Farmer Crop Tour scouts set out on the first day of the tour this year, they found crops with adequate moisture in South Dakota, but Ohio crops starting to struggle from too little rain.

As climate change intensifies droughts and other environmental stresses, maintaining crop productivity has become a major ...

Farm Journal’s June Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor shows a weaker ag economy versus a year ago, but more than 80% expect ...

Researchers report some corn plants are genetically predisposed to develop longer, less constricted water-conducting tissues ...

The topic of food security and sustainable agricultural systems is a crucial one, particularly as environmental degradation escalates. “Recently, organic agricultural systems have drawn much attention ...

(NewsNation) — America’s wheat crop is in trouble. The U.S. Department of Agriculture projected the smallest wheat crop since 1972, and farmers across the plains say drought, extreme weather and ...

Although crop rotation is practised widely in Europe, notably for the control of crop pests, diseases and invasive weeds, monocultures[1] still dominate in Africa and Southern Asia. Elsewhere, ...

Despite strong crop yields expected in 2025, many American farmers are concerned about their financial outlook. Trade tensions and tariffs have led to China boycotting American soybeans, causing ...

This protective microenvironment promotes rapid germination, vigorous seedling growth, enhanced root development, and improved tolerance to environmental stresses during the critical crop ...