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As cover crops continue to gain popularity among farmers, Soil Health Partnership (an initiative of the National Corn Growers Association) is doubling down on talking about the practice’s many potential benefits.

Nominate outstanding farmers for two awards

The Gulf of Mexico’s hypoxia zone, the “dead zone,” is 3% larger than ever before at 8,776 square miles.

Struggling Florida citrus growers face tough decisions

The taste, price and nutritional value of food continue to drive buying decisions, but a new study finds Gen X and Millennial mothers also care about environmentally friendly farming practices.

Florida growers set to collect smallest crop since 1945.

While many have enjoyed these abnormally warm temperatures in February, it’s sparking fear among fruit farmers.

This mantra has been pounded into the agriculture industry for the past decade: “Food production must double by 2050 to feed the world’s growing population.” Just Google that statement and watch scores of results appear. There’s just one problem – this assertion isn’t supported by the latest data, according to research just published in the journal Bioscience.

The high temperatures mean fruit trees are waking up early.

After rapid gains from vertical tillage, pH and fertility, the improvement pace slows down.