Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate. NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about the search for solutions. A number of small Black-owned farms ...

A new wave of agritech tools — from maple monitors to virtual fences — is revolutionizing how small farms manage labor, costs ...

Residents who operate small farms say back-to-back increases in water rates are causing them to pay triple what they once did to water their animals and crops.

Flexibility. For farmers today, that one little word can mean added opportunity to a crop management plan. That’s certainly true for Iowa farmer Randy Riediger. By incorporating small grains into his ...

Eric Smith has raised stocker cattle for years, but he's making cattle production a larger art of his operation as cotton becomes harder to grow.

Ever wish you had insight on whether the plants in your home garden are really thriving? A group of Northeastern University researchers recently developed sensors that change color to indicate the ...

A field of cauliflower at Lewis Creek Farm. Photo by Theo Wells-Spackman/VTDigger Justin Rich’s Burnt Rock Farm lost $200,000 last year, after floods covered entire fields on his riverside land in ...

Missy Bauer of B&M Crop Consulting says small seed size can have a major impact on soybean yield, causing yields to swing 15 to 20 bu. per acre. Dry and hot weather is taking a toll on U.S. corn and ...