With better growth and less height, stalks are denser and stronger than standard corn. Anchoring into the soil increases with ...

One of the great aspects of farmers’ markets is the direct connection between producers and customers. Shoppers can ask ...

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

Planting in neat rows makes cultivation and harvesting easier, making it the recommended method. Space rows four to ten ...

Now seen as a “future-proof” material, seaweed is a fast-growing and versatile protein source. Seaweed farms are poised to skyrocket in number over the next few years, prompting calls for more ...

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The ancient practice of harvesting bile from bears means over 25,000 bears are currently in captivity in China and Vietnam.

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

Maybe you’ve seen them in a specialty shop, or tasted the tangy leaves in your favorite curry, but the kaffir lime, as it’s commonly known in North America and beyond, is in serious need of a name ...

The USDA has kept cheese and other dairy products in cold-storage caves for decades. But their purpose has shifted over the years.

On a misty fjord in Greenland, just miles from the planet’s second largest body of ice, Sten Pedersen is growing strawberries. Yellowknife, a Canadian city 320 miles below the Arctic Circle, hosted a ...