Pests have always been a challenge for farmers because insects, fungi, bacteria, and rodents cause damage even on plants in natural ecosystems. Their impact in agriculture is of greater consequence ...

Artificial intelligence allows farmers to increase yields by spotting pests and diseases early — and has led to a new wave of indoor growing startups.

AMES, Iowa – Fruit and vegetable growers who adopt organic agriculture practices forgo some of the commonly used tools conventional farmers use to fight pests and disease, but Iowa State University ...

As agriculture in the United States evolves, it’s becoming more intensive and less complex. That means larger fields, more cropland and less crop diversity with fewer crops in rotation. Ecological ...

As well as feeding the global population, agriculture employs almost a fifth of the world's employees. Despite being one of the largest, and oldest, industries, farming faces major challenges from ...

While many enjoy the time outside and lower heating costs from a mild winter, this warmth does have consequences when it comes to pests and the agriculture industry. Winter 2023-2024 has been one of ...

Spotted lanternfly season is back in Pennsylvania. The polka-dotted, gray-and-red-winged adult insects make their appearance each July and tend to hang around until December. It's an unwelcome summer ...

About a third of the food that we grow, along with all of the effort and energy and labor and resources put into growing it, goes to waste. Much of it is thrown out by consumers or rots on shelves.

The Washington State Department of Agriculture plans to ban untreated firewood from other states to prevent the introduction of invasive insects. Washington would join Oregon as among the states that ...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists have been inspecting rising numbers of cut flower shipments prior to Valentine's Day in Miami, Florida. Miami receives 90% of the cut flowers ...

Working dogs in California’s agricultural industry are getting much more than table scraps from the federal government, and for good reason — their noses are keeping weeds and pests out of state ...