A new method can remotely map crop types in low- or middle-income countries where agricultural data are sparse. The maps will help scientists and policymakers track global food supplies and estimate ...

Farms come in all shapes and sizes, from a thousand-acre field planted in corn to a quarter-acre parcel supporting thirty different types of vegetables. One of the key differences between these two ...

Cover crops play an important role in protecting the soil and water when cash crops like corn or soybean are not actively growing. The National Conservation Service promoted the use of cover crops ...

Farmhand Jeanetta Carroll washes turnips at Calypso Farm in Fairbanks, Alaska in summer 2023 (Photo Courtesy of Susan Willsrud/Calypso Farm) In October, fall gives way to winter for much of Alaska.

The future of the farming industry is being grown in a new way, and in new places, thanks to a new initiative sprouting in Fort Collins. Young farmers are growing both crops and businesses on public ...

In agrivoltaics, farmers grow crops beneath or between solar panels. Proponents say the technology can help achieve clean energy goals while maintaining food production, but experts caution that ...

The team created a border-to-border map of Thailand’s four major crops — rice, cassava, sugarcane, and maize — and determined which of the four types was grown, at every 10 meters, and without gaps, ...