Food security, climate change, global health: Agriculture is where the world’s most serious challenges collide.

The Iowa Crop Advantage Series connected with local farmers over the week to address the challenges and opportunities facing ...

Crop science is the scientific discipline that explores the cultivation of crops, focusing on improving their yield, quality, ...

Amid climate challenges, shorter crops that are now being tested could transform Midwest farming and offer farmers variety. Driving through the Midwest, many are accustomed to walls of corn reaching ...

Soil salinization is a serious problem, especially in areas with less rainfall and increasingly arid climates. As climates change, flooding becomes more prevalent – another factor that leads to high ...

Applications are now open for USDA’s new $2 billion Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) program. This initiative, administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA), aims to help specialty crop ...

ZHENGZHOU, HENAN, CHINA, January 21, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The global agricultural sector is experiencing a period ...

For specialty crop farmers, 2025 has offered little relief from mounting financial pressures. Markets that once promised stable margins are now defined by volatility, with production expenses ...

Prices for nearly every major U.S. crop are below what it costs to grow them. But a drop in rice prices means another blow to ...

According to the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy, an initiative aimed at reducing nitrogen and phosphorus runoff into Iowa’s ...

"Some farmers have abandoned agriculture altogether." Farmers devastated as key crop becomes harder to grow: 'Cultivation is ...