It might come as a surprise, but 96 percent of US crop farms are still family farms. They’ve just gotten much bigger.

This hydroponic farm represents both a modern way to bring farming into urban areas and the first realization of a rooftop farm company’s grand intentions.

Susan Werner's new album goes back to her roots, specifically her family farm in Iowa. But this singer, songwriter isn't looking back with rose-colored glasses, or at least she rem...

Hal Hamilton started the Sustainable Food Lab in 2004 as a way for food companies, non-profits and government agencies to work together with the purpose of mainstreaming sustainability in food and beverage.

This summer has seen more bad news for bees. Here are four recent sad studies

Crop rotation just plain works. Since as far back as the Roman Empire farmers have known this. When crops are rotated, plant nutrition and yield improves, and farmers have more con...

In a quest to eliminate gestation crates, researches believe they’ve cracked the code that may make open pens a widespread reality for swine across the country.

"Everyday there's another story about people not understanding the basics of food,” said Livermore.

Today’s pickers – migrant farm workers picking produce across the country – are Mexican immigrants, many of them indigenous peoples. Author Seth M. Holmes spent years with these peoples while working on his book.