A hailstorm can undo a season's work in minutes. It can strike quickly and unevenly, shredding wheat, bruising fruit, ...

Farmers can’t afford fertilizer as oil prices rise, forcing cutbacks that threaten crop output and set up higher food prices and inflation later this year.

A new study shows crop species, and not soil type, primarily determines the beneficial functions provided by root-associated ...

Cary Fowler was enjoying a comfortable retirement at his country home in New York. The food activist, who's in his 70s, already has shelves full of prestigious awards honoring his efforts to preserve ...

NASA just released an image that straight up looks like it belongs in a modern art gallery. Bright reds, greens, blues, and ...

Climate change is threatening modern life in ways we are still finding, from food security to the economy to everyday living. It has been labeled a “threat multiplier” for its potential to complicate ...

A popular local farm known for its produce is one of many farms facing significant losses after an April freeze wiped out key ...

On a warm February afternoon, Kirk Pumphrey walks down his rows of almond trees at Westwind Farms in Yolo County. He notices the buds on the branches have already sprouted pink. It worries him. The ...

The bill boosts subsidies for farmers while locking in President Trump's cuts to food assistance programs. The bill awaits ...

Farmers say drought conditions and a late freeze have damaged some crops this season, while others are being protected through irrigation and high tunnel systems.