In the last five years, Indigenous agriculture has received attention in academia as an alternative model, though on a smaller scale, to modern farming systems. Research has shown that some ...

The financial landscape of modern agriculture is shifting as recent harvest numbers reveal a surprising economic paradox where producing no food at all significantly outperforms traditional crop ...

Crop breeding for higher yields may be unintentionally reducing the beneficial microorganisms that help plants absorb nutrients Modern corn, wheat, and beans have dramatically different root systems ...

Human health in the modern world is a conundrum. On the surface, we should be healthier than ever. We have more access to food and clean water than at any time in history. Doctors are more capable ...

On the one side, a rapidly growing population, rising food demand, and changing consumption patterns require higher ...

Back in March, we posed a question to Modern Farmer readers: Who will take over the family farm? Not all of our readers are farmers, of course. Some are homesteaders or gardeners. Others are ...

No discussion of agriculture’s pioneers would be complete without Dr. Norman Borlaug, widely recognized as the “Father of the Green Revolution.” In the 1960s, Borlaug, an agronomist, led a team that ...

Roots is an all-in-one farm management platform designed to help producers make more profitable decisions with less guesswork ...