London insect farm hatches plan for greener way to feed animals

Agriculture and food system

The main function of the food system and its primary sector, agriculture, is to satisfy the basic human need for food, but sustainable food systems also maintain ecosystem health and contribute to social well-being. At the same time, the food system is one of Europe’s major systems of production and consumption, causing over one-fifth of all environmental and climate impacts.

Telling cotton’s sustainable story for 50 years

Cotton Incorporated has done a great job over the years educating brands, retailers, and consumers on the natural benefits of U.S. grown cotton.

Planting the Future

With support from the Trolinder graduate student endowment, Weilong He hopes to use machine learning to help breeders more efficiently assess the health of plants and troubleshoot problems for farmers.

What Precision Technologies Are Being Used Most in Conservation Tillage Systems?

The use of precision technology continues to grow for conservation-minded farmers according to No-Till Farmer’s 16th annual No-Till Operational Benchmark Study and Strip-Till Farmer’s 11th annual Strip-Till Operational Benchmark Study.

Box Elder solar farms are nearing completion

PLYMOUTH – Utah will quickly add to its renewable energy profile when two Box Elder County solar farms covering approximately 500 acres each go live this year. Box Elder County Commissioner Stan Summers said they expanded their footprint to over 500 acers a piece with the Rocket Solar project, which is pretty much finished and […]

How a Fayette County farmer manages his wheat crop for higher yields

Danny Rubin was one of the first in line when farmers in Illinois began experimenting with intensive wheat management. He's never looked back.

China Helping Guyana To Grow More Rice With Drones And Data. - The St Kitts Nevis Observer

Guyana’s agriculture sector is at the forefront of technological advancement, with drones and data leading the charge towards a more efficient, sustainable, and productive future for rice farming.

Empowering vulnerable women: African Development Bank financing bolsters economic inclusion in Togo

Some 45 kilometres from Lomé, in the village of Aného, a transformative initiative is reshaping the lives of vulnerable women like Adjoa Agbomassi.

Local Student Receives State FFA Scholarship | OnTargetNews.com

Laurel Cox of the Cascade FFA Chapter received the Waymon Hickman Scholarship from the Tennessee Future Farmers of America (FFA) Foundation. Cox was chosen from 95 applicants across the state and will receive $500 toward her postsecondary education. Tennessee FFA Foundation Scholarships are awar ...