Farm fields become living labs as data tools reshape crop research

For generations, agronomic knowledge has been produced on research stations like AU Flakkebjerg, where fields are designed to ...

The New Reality for US Farmers: How Changing Weather Zones Are Shifting Crop Cycles

Unsplash Something has quietly shifted across the American farm belt. The ground still looks the same, the fields still ...

Ashland SWCD event offers farmers tips on cover crops

ASHLAND— If you’ve ever wondered whether cover crops are worth the hype, how to get them established before harvest chaos ...
Farm Progress

Frost devastates U.S. tart cherry crop, industry at risk

A nationwide spring frost slashed Michigan's crop to 50 million pounds from the typical 200 million. Processors are fearing ...
Chicago Tribune

Crop insurance costs taxpayers billions. But it only benefits big farms and companies.

For farmers who grow anything but soybeans and corn in Illinois, buying crop insurance is nearly impossible. Even an insurance agent couldn’t figure out how to safeguard his vegetable and poultry farm ...