Farming

"I find droughts a little bit like cancer—it sort of eats away at you," one farmer said.

The researchers found a protein that could have big implications for the food industry.

The retail giant has just filed a patent for a "Pollination Drone" that can keep almonds, cherries and avocados alive.

Californian avocados, strawberries, walnuts and grapes—all are threatened by a warming climate.

The crops may be safe, but the children will probably never sleep again.

A pesticide manufacturer called the proposed ban "overly conservative" and "extremely impractical."

Those who support GMOs believe the crops could address global food shortages as climate change and growing populations put strain on food production.

In 2017, the Bureau of Land Management spent $80.4 million on maintaining wild horses.

The potato allowed farmers to grow more on less land, therefore making land less valuable and less likely to be fought over.

It's not as simple as you think.

Some US states forbid filming in slaughterhouses. England mandates it.

California now produces 13.5 million pounds annually.

These pumped-up pigs are raising suspicions about mistreatment and renegade genetic engineering.

This bull will be "VIP" of the Texas Longhorn breeding ranch he's going to, with horns longer than Yao Ming is tall.

Farmers are planting rice for commercial production in a village in the Fukushima Prefecture.

In Ghana, a new startup is providing more than 200,000 farmers with vital information.

An EMA report reveals WHO advice has not been taken, endangering human health.

The suicide rate for men in the farming, fishing and forestry industries in certain states is higher than that of veterans, two unrelated reports indicate.

Burning natural gas to make ammonia, known as the Haber-Bosch process, revolutionized farming 100 years ago—now it needs to go.

Police warned drivers on the M5 in Devon to “proceed with care.”

Research shows that nitrogen builds up in agricultural soils for decades and poses a longer-term threat than previously known.

Local residents are blaming a farmer who allowed the grass to grow unchecked in his field.

Animals produce more waste than humans, but it isn’t processed much at all.

If we keep farming like we’ve been for the past century, we’ll end up with millions starving and a planet denuded of trees.