The agriculture industry has seen many changes in technology and productivity in the last few decades and some producers have chosen to focus on either crops or cattle. Farmers who specialize in ...

The January USDA reports are the biggest of the season with final crop production for the previous year, world supply and demand estimates, quarterly stocks and winter wheat seedings for the new ...

CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — There’s a new farm process and product that regulates gene pathways in crops, which would increase biomass and increase yields. Soybean geneticist Ken Paige is the man behind ...

Despite shifting market signals, some economists predict corn will remain the undisputed king of the acreage race.

Rising day and night temperatures are threatening rice, wheat, and maize production by disrupting plant growth, grain filling ...

A Kansas State University agronomy professor is part of an international team that is calling for a new approach to estimate crop yield potential and gaps – information that is critical in planning ...

SAN DIEGO — Plants thrive on photosynthesis, which is essential to their growth and development. New research is showing how an alternative form of photosynthesis could produce more productive crops ...

An international study involving INRAE and coordinated by China Agriculture University has shown that the practice of crop rotation outperforms continuous monoculture in terms of yield, nutritional ...

An Oct. 20 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) includes a graph that shows global wheat, rice and coarse grain production has increased along with global temperatures and atmospheric CO2 levels ...

Farm management analyst Kent Thiesse shares some tips on understanding the differences available in crop insurance options ...