Agriculture

Innovating Root Zone Solutions for Controlled-Environment Horticulture Root health and growth have a huge effect on the yield, crop time and losses, and profitability of container-grown and hydroponic crops. In...

Contact:  Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition press@sustainableagriculture.net Release: NSAC Applauds Introduction of the Organic Science and Research Investment Act Washington, DC, April 11, 2025 – Earlier this week, US...

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig spoke exclusively to Successful Farming about three top of mind topics, following a farm visit and award presentation outside Mediapolis, Iowa. Here are his...

We bring you some of the best farm photos from the week this Friday, April 11, 2025! Want to get listed in this weekly feature? Be sure to hashtag your...

Photo credit: USDA NSAC has published an updated 2025 Farmers’ Guide to the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). The guide provides an in-depth look at the program and is designed to...

Farms come in all shapes and sizes, from a thousand-acre field planted in corn to a quarter-acre parcel supporting thirty different types of vegetables. One of the key differences between...

This story was co-published and supported by the journalism nonprofit the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. In the Kumulipo, the Hawaiian creation story, the goddess Ho‘ohōkūkalani gives birth to a stillborn son,...

1. Soybean, Grain Futures Higher Overnight Soybean and grain futures were higher in overnight trading after U.S. President Donald Trump reduced tariffs for most countries, though the trade war with...

President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on higher reciprocal tariffs for most U.S. trading partners, offering a temporary reprieve in his ongoing global trade conflict. The pause excludes China,...

Last Updated: April 7, 2025 For more than two months, billions of dollars of lawfully obligated USDA funding have been frozen or terminated. While the agency has not made public...