The need for sustainable agricultural practices has gained unprecedented attention recently. As global populations rise and environmental concerns become more pressing, the farm sector is ...

Necessity is the mother of invention, and farming is facing a bunch of necessities. There’s a major worker shortage. Farm land is shrinking while world population growth calls for higher food ...

Kristi takes to the air for agriculture , we make apple crisp cookies at Twenty-Seventh Heaven. Kristi takes to the air for agriculture on a test flight, we make apple crisp cookies at Twenty-Seventh ...

This is the second in a series of columns featuring conversations with state Farm Bureau presidents about current issues in agriculture. John Boelts is president of Arizona Farm Bureau. He continues a ...

Agricultural robots assist farmers with precision tasks without replacing human workers, enhancing efficiency and productivity. Harvesting and planting robots use advanced technology to optimize yield ...

WILKINSON — One of the first times Aaron Collins operated a drone, trying to implement the new technology into a farming business, the drone quickly crashed. “The first time we had it we had done ...

BOARDMAN — Efficiency is the name of the game in farming these days. Greg Harris, manager of Threemile Canyon Farms in Morrow County, said many of their decisions come down to efficiency. Threemile ...

On a farm in Phoenix, one person with an iPad can weed a field of vegetables that once required 20 workers on their hands and knees under a hot sun. The Duncan Family Farms employee controls the ...

McArthur Ag Ventures is a multigenerational family grain farm in east-central Saskatchewan growing canola, wheat, barley, oats, peas and lentils. McArthur Ag Ventures (MAV) is a 112-year-old, ...

In the 1920s, Soviet officials seized upon the expansion of cotton farming in Asia: Cotton was declared “white gold,” and huge tracts of land were irrigated for cotton production. The problem was, ...

Agriculture is one of humanity’s oldest professions. In the U.S., it accounted for 10% of total jobs in 2024 according to USDA data. But technology is rapidly reshaping agricultural employment.