A new study confirms the notion that organic farming is an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional agriculture Organic farming has long been touted as an environmentally friendly ...

Producers warn of stalled federal payments and market consolidation, but say demand for local food remains strong.

Wednesday is harvest day at Operation Eco Vets. Veterans from several branches of the armed services pick and weigh microgreens and tomatoes from the 7-acre certified organic farm at the Easter Seals ...

When George O’Neal decided to become a farmer more than a decade ago, no one told him it was going to be easyespecially not his mentor, John Soehner. Collectively, the two have farmed for more than ...

When it comes to sustainable practices on organic farms, bigger is not always better. In fact, large-scale organic farming practices often more closely resemble those of conventional farming, while ...

Organic farming has long been touted as an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional agriculture. A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences provides strong evidence ...

Christie Wilcox, a Ph.D. student in cellular and molecular biology at the University of Hawaii, is the author of the Science Sushi blog at Scientific American. She is on Twitter. September 10, 2012 ...

Region combines diversified production along the coast with large-scale acreage in the interior, defining a frontier of growth opportunities for producers.

Ruchi Warikoo's career journey defied expectations. She left a high-paying job for organic farming and later became Ankur ...

Last year, more than 30 million rural Chinese still lived in poverty, defined as living on an annual income of less than 2,952 yuan ($470). The central government ambitiously aims to decrease that ...

Kent Thiesse suggests readers look over their options and see if some changes may be worth making with their 2025 crop insurance plans. As has been often said with farming, every year is different, ...