If you had millions of pounds of cheese—along with butter and dry-milk powders—where would you keep it? If you’re the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the answer is obvious: in a series ...

Careful timing ensures crops can handle a little heat. But recently, sudden heat waves and long-lasting ones in already warm regions have become more common, with predictions saying there’s more to ...

Welcome to the world of mutton busting, also known as wool riding. It’s a recreation that has been taking county fairs and rodeos by storm in which children reenact the rodeo ritual of bull riding in ...

After visiting the swine-friendly streets of a 19th-century New York City, when livestock were still a common sight in urban settings, Charles Dickens implored the readers of his 1842 travelogue, ...

In a second building on his property in Springfield, Oregon, Gared Hansen grows mushrooms containing psilocybin, a psychedelic compound that grows naturally in the environment. Hansen harvests the ...

If you ask people in other parts of the US what comes to mind when they think of New Jersey, it’s highly unlikely that anyone will reply with “agriculture.” Instead, they may respond with some ...

How does the punk kid who wandered New York City become a farmer rooted in California? Talk to Korean-American farmer Kristyn Leach and you’ll find that seeds—most notably, culturally important ...

Sometimes when Jason Brown gives motivational talks at schools, students tell him he’s crazy. The former NFL offensive lineman walked away from football in 2012 to start First Fruits Farm in North ...

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. It’s no secret that Earth’s biodiversity is at risk. According to the International Union ...

The Masumotos labored as hired hands, then went home to grow their own grapes, peaches, and plums on rented land. My grandparents, like many others, had been barred from buying property due to the ...

When you think of improving the soil, you may imagine planting cover crops or utilizing minimal tillage systems that allow microorganisms to thrive. And while these practices can help make the soil a ...

It was a plot twist he didn’t see coming. Three years ago, Michael Chernus innocently agreed to do a reading of a pal’s play on a farm in Brewster, New York – and wound up radically altering the ...