The rapid growth of industrial poultry farming over the last century has produced large densely connected flocks of poultry birds. Since the 1960s, the number of chickens has gone up sevenfold to ...

A study investigates the evolution of beneficial bacteria that live inside and on the surface of farming ants. Attine ants farm fungi, in one of the natural world's best-studied mutualistic symbioses.

Explore the origins of agriculture and the Neolithic Revolution. Discover how early civilizations transformed Earth, society, ...

Global Field Program (GFP) student Sensa Wolcott shares her thoughts and recommendations on the future of agriculture in a blog she wrote for Water Education Colorado (WEC), an organization dedicated ...

Lettuce, typically grown outside in rows, is very susceptible to challenges from Mother Nature. Those risks often lead to out of stocks, low quality and size or value results. That volatility leads to ...

Meet Dr. Ted Schultz, an entomologist at the National Museum of Natural History. Learn about the creatures that are responsible for processing more vegetation than any animal on earth, the leaf-cutter ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller discussed the evolution of agriculture in Texas and current trends and challenges. Texas Agriculture ...

Having been raised in Himachal Pradesh, a rural tehsil located in the Shimla district, I have witnessed the remarkable evolution of agriculture in a relatively short period of time. The experience is ...

NEW IBERIA, la. (KLFY) –Sugarcane farming in New Iberia is embracing new technology, including drones, to improve efficiency and profitability, according to veteran farmer Ricky Gonsoulin. Ricky ...