Farmers Frustrated as Fertilizer Costs Soared in 2022
Farmers endured a rough year, but fertilizer companies cashed in.
Millet is Having a Moment. Is the Ancient Grain Ready for a Resurgence?
The United Nations has named 2023 the Year of Millets. The drought-tolerant cereal crop is being touted as an important food source in the face of climate change.
The Infinite Christmas Tree: How to Cut Your Tree So it Will Grow Again
Coppicing, or stump-culturing Christmas trees, offers potential benefits to farmers and consumers.
In U.S. Prisons, Seeds Are Prized Contraband for Prisoners Looking to Grow Their Own Food
With food inside prisons often dreary and repetitive, some incarcerated people are taking their diets into their own hands.
Plants Have Mouths–And They Could Help Agriculture Adapt to Climate Change
A rare case where being a voluntary mouth breather is superior.
Zimbabwe’s Farmers and Beekeepers Clash Over Invasive Bee Plant
In Zimbabwe, farmers and beekeepers are divided over how to handle an invasive plant choking out farmland and livestock pastures.
From Backyards to Roadsides, How One Group is Protecting the Endangered Juçara Palm
Why chefs and agriculturalists in Brazil are working together to save this lesser-known superfruit.
Is Agroforestry the Key to Hardier Row Crops?
The practice includes methods of interplanting crops with trees and shrubs to help the soil and provide buffers from extreme weather. Proponents say it’s a traditional technique to which we should return.
It’s Another Less-Than-Fruitful Year for Cranberries
The Thanksgiving staple may be in short supply this year.