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Illinois farmer Brian Corkill uses cover crops on most of his ground. Read about what species he uses ahead of corn and ...

Meanwhile, beef is selling for record-high prices, sparked by the smallest U.S. herd in about 75 years. Cortney Cowley, a ...

Solar panels are no longer just lining barn roofs and field edges, they are rising directly above rows of vegetables, orchards and vineyards, reshaping how food and power are produced on the same ...

As heat and water scarcity increase, farmers have to adjust their strategies to ensure good production. The bottom line is important, but so is conserving non-renewable resources. Dry farming is one ...

WEST LAFAYETTE — Labor is one of the most scrutinized costs on crop farms — but how it scales with farm size is often ...

Plant breeders have always faced a brutal trade-off: the traits that matter most for food security, like drought tolerance or ...

Crops increasingly need to thrive in a broader range of conditions, including drought, salinity, and heat. Traditional plant ...

Learn how crop-hail insurance protects farmers against hail and fire damage, and discover its benefits compared to ...