In the rugged Tumacácori mountain region 45 minutes south of Tucson, the Wild Chile Botanical Area (WCBA) was established in 1999 to protect and study the chiltepin pepper—the single wild relative of ...

Conservation methods can help rejuvenate farmland, but the startup cost and uncertain results mean a risk many farmers still ...

While there are plenty of reasons for farmers to consider using cover crops, it can sometimes be a challenge knowing where to start and which factors to keep in mind to ensure the best results for the ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. In the wake of soaring fuel prices, the war in Ukraine, and climate change, some scientists are ...

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The availability of quality seed underpins a thriving and sustainable agricultural system. In East Africa, where nearly 70% ...

Let there be light within the bowels of a combine. Blue LED light is a non-chemical weapon capable of stunting the growth of herbicide-resistant weed seeds, but what if LED technology could be ...

German conglomerate Bayer on Wednesday said it will sell a new soybean product called Intacta 5+ for farmers in Brazil, the ...

Olisa Babafemi, a Nigerian specialist in plant and seed science, is contributing to agricultural research, seed quality assurance, ...

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation plans to add pesticide-treated seeds to the monthly use reports growers ...

The old, epic story of agriculture in North America had two heroes, long sung and much venerated. One was human ingenuity. The other was corn. That story went something like this. On this continent, ...

Their seed-saving efforts are deeply connected to a wider movement across Bangladesh: a push toward organic farming, ecological sovereignty and reducing reliance on agrochemicals ...