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As farmers age and the number of farms shrinks, new growers struggle to get started in the...
Today's News-Herald· 3 days agoThe average American farmer was 58 years old the last time the U.S. Department of Agriculture checked. As food producers age, the number ...
Experts recommend wheat farmers grow different crops as fungal plant disease decimates global wheat...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoWheat blast is a relatively new threat to global crop production, with the first reported instance...
How Do Cicadas Make Their Signature Sound, So Eerie and Amazingly Loud?
US News & World Report· 1 day ago“It’s beautiful chaos,” said Rebecca Schmidt, a U.S. Department of Agriculture research entomologist. Each periodical cicada species ...
It’s not just Joro spiders: What to look for in Delaware
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoOn the East Coast, but not yet in Delaware, is an invasive species called Trichonephila clavate,...
Value of Oregon farm real estate on the rise, triple nationwide increases
Arizona Daily Sun· 21 hours ago“This prolonged period of increase is pretty unique, at least in modern history,” Bigelow said....
Ukraine's wheat exports to drop to 10-year low, US Agriculture Department says
Kyiv Independent via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe authors linked this development to a drop in production and to Russia's disruption of Black Sea...
Human noise drives animals to flee: US Forest Service
Cosmos· 1 day agoRecreational noise may be disrupting the behaviour of animals like elks and black bears in national...
Exploring the beautiful world of pollinators at the Reno Pollinators Garden Tour
KOLO 8 Reno· 21 hours agoThis event is a collaboration with various local organizations and supported by the National...
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture visits Cherokee
Smoky Mountain News· 3 days agoServing under President Joe Biden as Secretary of Agriculture is actually Vilsack’s second go-round in that position as he’d previously served in that...
KDA celebrates Governor Kelly signing bill that amends Kansas Pesticide Law
WIBW Topeka· 4 days agoThe Kansas Department of Agriculture is celebrating Governor Laura Kelly signing a bill that amends...