A new herbicide-resistant rice variety was supposed to help farmers control an aggressive weed in their fields. Now, the weed has evolved to be herbicide-resistant, too. by Lindsay Campbell · ...

by Lindsay Campbell · September 23, 2019 Farm How One California Farmer Built an Online Tool to Address Food Waste ...

Careful timing ensures crops can handle a little heat. But recently, sudden heat waves and long-lasting ones in already warm ...

Plants that attract these beneficial predators include vetch, alfalfa, corn, and crimson clover. Natives like elderberry, ...

The industrial standard in agriculture involves heavy use of herbicides and pesticides to meet the bottom line of production.

If you can’t get around pesticide use, there are ways to limit damage to beneficial insects and to your hive. Your first line of defense is to use OMRI-certified pesticides. These are generally ...

Members of the Aster and Symphyotrichum genera are long-beloved plants with a wide range of nativity across North America.

Tillage isn’t necessarily detrimental to a healthy rhizosphere and can even be a key part of improving soil health. However, it’s important to recognize how the type and frequency of tillage impact ...

Whether you’re a gardener or small-scale farmer, you’ve probably been hit with advertisements, YouTube videos, and word-of-mouth stories about the next best thing to make growing plants easier. Your ...

Small farms have a pretty big advantage. They don’t need to ascribe to industrial means of growing. That means less tilling and fewer pesticides. The ability to have a regenerative operation is much ...