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To support our population jump from 7 billion to 9 billion by 2050, a 70% increase in food production is required.

USDA reports | CFTC vote | Farm Bureau meeting | Argentine drought meeting | Geithner in Asia

Hunger is complicated, but that isn’t stopping farmer and philanthropist Howard G. Buffett from devoting his namesake foundation to putting an end to the problem.

The global agribusiness company has pledged $10 billion for research and development to bring 4,000 new products to the global market by the year 2020.

Bayer CropScience and Ducks Unlimited have teamed up with a new program that creates duck habitat out of winter wheat fields.

California researchers have found a way to triple the amount of starch that is stored in plant stems.

The cut-off date for the current Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) ranking period has been extended to January 27, 2012. Producers may be eligible for CSP payments.

A new study finds the Great Plains region is currently a “carbon sink,” meaning it takes up more carbon than it emits.

Will consumers believe the farmer angle or will they see the ads as simply a sustainability promotion by McDonald’s?