A study finds conservation agriculture with drip irrigation can boost wheat protein content by up to 12% while improving ...

A new Farm Bureau analysis found USDA-supported regenerative agriculture practices have expanded to nearly 40 million acres, growing more than 360 percent. The post Regenerative farming practices ...

WWF advocates for a transformative Farm Bill that supports farmers, communities, and nature through sustainable food and ...

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Agricultural activity is responsible for about 12% of the total emissions of greenhouse gases in Spain. Nevertheless, adopting good agricultural practices can help reverse this situation, by ...

Farming—at least as we know it today—is especially vulnerable to changes in climate because of its fundamental reliance on natural conditions. Climate determines the level and timing of precipitation, ...

Conservation agriculture (CA) integrates a suite of holistic principles aimed at enhancing the sustainability, resilience and productivity of smallholder farming systems. At its core lie three ...

We all know fresh fruits and vegetables are good for our health – but did you know that the soil and surrounding environment the crops grow in also matters to our health and well-being? The ...

The Burren region of County Clare, Ireland, is famous for its distinctive limestone habitat, coastal landscape, rich wildlife and unusual archaeology. Several hundred farmers also manage livestock on ...

For generations, many farmers have believed that a well-prepared field is one that is deeply tilled, weed-free and cleared of all crop residues after harvest. But beneath this familiar practice lies a ...