Learn about how crop yield is defined and measured, its significance, how technology enhances yield efficiency, and get ...

USDA’s Crop Production Report and August World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, published on August 12, confirms that we have very large crops in American fields, with corn, soybeans and ...

Global agriculture faces the unprecedented dual challenge of increasing crop production to feed a growing population while mitigating environmental impacts ...

A higher-than-expected increase in corn acreage in the September Crop Production report from U.S. Department of Agriculture resulted in expectations for the U.S. crop to be the second highest ever for ...

The United Nations General Assembly, in resolution S-20/4, adopted at its twentieth special session in 1998, defined “alternative development” as a process to prevent and eliminate the illicit ...

For nearly 100 years, the history of the farm bill largely tracks the history of food production in the United States as the legislation has evolved to meet the needs of farmers and consumers alike.

The business of growing crops has become more complicated as the agriculture industry is challenged with increasing production demands while minimizing environmental impact. New technologies and a ...

Research from Indiana University suggests that concerns over the impact of solar development on US agricultural production are largely exaggerated, with prices for maize, soybeans and wheat expected ...

According to the approved targets, the total cultivation target for Aus rice has been set at 10.224 million hectares, with a ...