This video provides an insightful look at the current state of crop growth on the farm, showcasing the healthy progress of ...

Thousands of years ago, beasts of burden helped make humanity what it is today. When farmers first started putting down roots, they’d plant and tend their crops by hand. With the power of oxen, they ...

In the last five years, Indigenous agriculture has received attention in academia as an alternative model, though on a smaller scale, to modern farming systems. Research has shown that some ...

On the one side, a rapidly growing population, rising food demand, and changing consumption patterns require higher ...

Crop breeding for higher yields may be unintentionally reducing the beneficial microorganisms that help plants absorb nutrients Modern corn, wheat, and beans have dramatically different root systems ...

Human health in the modern world is a conundrum. On the surface, we should be healthier than ever. We have more access to food and clean water than at any time in history. Doctors are more capable ...

Midwest soil is eroding at an alarming rate according to new, first-of-its-kind research. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts found that the rate of soil erosion in the Midwestern US is 10 ...

An evolutionary "arms race" for light and space led to the early domestication of wheat, according to new research that could offer fresh insights into crop design. The study led by Dr. Yixiang Shan ...

Back in March, we posed a question to Modern Farmer readers: Who will take over the family farm? Not all of our readers are farmers, of course. Some are homesteaders or gardeners. Others are ...

THE Government of Guyana’s state-of-the-art tunnel-ventilated poultry pens project at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara was ...