Plants

Plant breeding has been peddled as an important weapon in the fight against food insecurity.... (more)

Last week, a weather phenomenon known as a derecho sprinted through Iowa, causing massive damage.... (more)

Future wheat farmers might ditch their rolling fields for indoor facilities filled with bright lights,... (more)

Sulfur emissions, largely from coal plants, were pinpointed as a major cause of acid rain... (more)

The following excerpt is adapted from Perilous Bounty by Tom Philpott, a new book that aims... (more)

With the COVID-19 pandemic wreaking havoc on all sectors of agriculture, the USDA has distributed... (more)

No soil? No problem.  For those who want to start a garden but don’t have... (more)

Of all the invasive plants out there, it’s the chokers—the ones that strangle native plants—which... (more)

The USDA has issued some updates on the hundreds of reports from across the country... (more)