Ever the corn breeder, Henry A. Wallace also brought his talents to agricultural journalism, USDA and presidential politics.

When selecting hybrids, you're continuing work that started over 100 years ago with innovators seeking better than 25-bushel-per-acre corn.

People can retreat indoors from extreme weather, but crops can’t. Farmers are increasingly looking at nets, misters, ...

Western Crop Genetics Alliance celebrates 10years of next generation pre-breeding research and signs up for another decade Alliance research helping ...

The rehabilitation of the gene bank operated by the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) ...

A new report shows that agricultural corporations and big tech is pricing innovation out of reach of smallholder farmers who need it most.

ND For many of us, food is something we buy at a supermarket or order at a cafe. We usually give little thought to ...

Well-intentioned laws designed to safeguard nature frequently have the opposite effect ...

Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone has called for accelerated efforts to strengthen food security, modernise agricultural production, and improve the management of land, forest, and water resources ...

Though previous research has shown that bird populations are declining across North America, a new study is the first to show that the pace of loss has picked up speed since the mid-1980s in three ...

UC Davis receives a $25 million gift from the estate of Dan G. Best II to fund endowed chairs, scholarships and agricultural innovation in honor of C.L. Best.

Every few years, the agricultural technology sector gets a new silver bullet. In 2013, the narrative was big data transforming farm management — Monsanto's $1.1 billion acquisition of The Climate ...