While robotic weed-cutting machines are nothing new to agriculture, they have become more common in vegetable fields in the ...

When people are asked what a “small farm” is, they may base their answer on the number of acres or number of animals a farm has – and they often assume that there aren’t many of them. However, small, ...

Changes to farm policy programs through an omnibus bill passed by Congress and signed into law July 4 will improve growers’ safety nets and increase row crop reference prices. The tax and spending cut ...

Researchers from Germany have developed an innovative tool to enhance crop selection for agrivoltaics projects in 25 countries, thereby improving food security and energy efficiency in agriculture. As ...

As the broader ag economy continues to struggle, row crop farmers face a particularly difficult time. Chad Smith has more on the financial headwinds. Smith: As fall harvest season rolls on, many ...

Machinery harvests corn in Scotts Bluff County, Neb., last year. Low prices for row crops and high costs for fertilizer are squeezing Midwest row-crop farmers while the Southeast is still on an ...

Daniel Bonacker walks through his herd of South Poll and Charolais cattle after removing a single-wire electric fence to give them a new 30-foot strip of milo to graze Nov. 3 at Big River Grain and ...

For the last several decades, the default path for American farmers and ranchers has been increasing specialization of the agricultural activities on their operations. In 1949, American farmers ...

Palmer amaranth is one of the most aggressive and costly weeds in U.S. row crops. If you’re growing corn or soybeans, you know this weed can outcompete your crops, reduce yields, and develop ...