Modern technology can help producers “double dip” by establishing cover crops earlier in the season and achieve both fall and ...

BLUE RIDGE, Va. (WSET) — Fall is officially here, and as temperatures drop, families are starting to pick out pumpkins for carving and decorating. For 22 years, the Layman family has been helping ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is expecting a strong corn and soybean harvest this year. But low crop prices, high input costs and international trade uncertainty could hurt farmers.

Glyphosate just sounds like nasty stuff. It’s the main active ingredient in the common weedkiller Roundup, and the natural-health influencers focused on toxic chemicals invading our food and bodies ...

BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio — Following the driest August in Ohio Valley history, farmers are now assessing their harvests to determine what survived the challenging conditions. While the drought negatively ...

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — Families hoping to visit a pumpkin patch this fall may find themselves disappointed as local farms face one of the worst pumpkin harvests in recent memory. A combination of weather ...

WITH THIS summer’s drought conditions worsening in New Hampshire, Tellman Hill Farm owner Doug Morin has been forced to truck in water to feed the 1,200 young apple trees at his orchard. When the ...

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Nebraska native Andy Kreikemeier’s phone hasn’t stopped ringing all week, and it won’t go silent anytime soon. That’s because his former hobby and volunteer side hustle, flying drones for the county ...

Aaron Russell, left, and Rae Strother, right, pick vegetables out of the crop garden during the Farm to School Agrication program at West Virginia University at Parkersburg’s Riverhawk Farm. (Photo ...

At first glance, Ruben Jorge’s farm near the village of Penha Garcia in eastern Portugal doesn’t seem all that unusual. But look closer, and signs emerge that Jorge is shedding tradition in the hope ...

Some farmers keep growing in flood- and drought-prone fields because subsidies soften the losses, while federal programs meant to help them change course have been underfunded and mired in bureaucracy ...