For centuries, nutrient-rich animal manure has been used to enrich the soil and boost crop production. Traditionally, cow and ...

A study has identified key genetic pathways in corn that help its roots branch out to find water in soil; the varieties adapted to temperate regions like the U.S. corn belt showed large differences in ...

As Michigan visits Assembly Hall on Saturday, Dusty May returns to a place he once was a student-manager. Here's May's journey from Greene County to Indiana to Michigan.

The domestication of maize is one of the greatest examples of humankind's impact on evolution. Early farmers' pre-industrial plant breeding choices turned corn from a nearly inedible crop into the ...

Irrigation has resulted in significant crop yield improvement across the globe. In some regions, irrigation is essential for ...

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Caio Vieira is the lead author of a study offering more insight into how soybean plants respond to flooding in the critical early reproductive stage when the plant begins to flower.

The landscape of farming in Kenya's Nyandarua and Laikipia Counties has undergone a dramatic transformation as changing weather patterns disrupt generations-old agricultural practices.Where farms once ...

The Casarabe society of pre-Columbian Amazonia engineered an advanced water management system, enabling year-round maize ...

UNICEF is mainstreaming climate-smart programming to protect and empower young people, mitigate negative impacts and ...