Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance is urging immediate action and clarity on USDA's Farmer Bridge Assistance Program.

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For marketability and for shelf-life, keep certain crops out of the same space. Onions affect the taste of apples and ...

Record United States corn exports amid global grain glut—situation and outlook for crops gets Ken Eriksen's perspective.

Explore the pros and cons of various cover crop varieties to know what to pick for your cotton field this winter.

You may remember when cover crops were referred to as “green manure,” which required being “plowed under.” We now know that ...

Mo Khalil is the Hok Lam and Kathleen Kam Wong Professor of Bioengineering and Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology at ...

In this piece, we will take a look at the 15 most profitable crops in the world. If you want to skip our analysis of the global food industry and stocks of food companies in general, head on over to 5 ...

A $12 billion bailout for farmers includes $1 billion for specialty crop and sugar growers. That addresses a concern raised ...

If you could save lives by producing vaccines in transgenic bananas, would you? In the debate over large-scale commercialization and use of GMOs, where should we draw the line? Vaccines Tobacco ...

Western Canada is projected to lead growth, with production rising 16% year-over-year to 85.3 million MT, which is 23% above ...

In this extensive article, we will shed light on the most consumed crops in the world and the percentage they have in the global food supply chain. To understand their primary diets, we will also ...