When unknown 61-year-old farmer Cliff Young shuffled off his farmland and destroyed 10 professional runners in a 544-mile race — a legend was born. The ordinary gave birth to the extraordinary as Young beat the field by 10 hours....More
Blind alley of food blame. Farmer killed tending crop. The danger of fakes. Food activism fairy tales. The Great Wine Scare. Hemp returns. Combine Crash Derby. And more....More
When purchasing honey, consumers prefer for honey to be brilliantly clear and golden. Consumers are increasingly likely to prefer honey that has pollen grains filtered out....More
Jorge Dubcovsky has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors bestowed on scientists and engineers in the United States....More
Willowood USA honors veterans of the Greatest Generation by sponsoring rides in the plane piloted by Darryl Fisher, president of Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation.
Tyranny of the food fascists. Fears of the Frankenfood cult. The dream of glowing trees. Rice mystery. Disease, failed crops, and a bitter past. Rattlesnake cull. And more....More
Strong yields coupled with record plantings will help farmers produce a record total corn supply of 14.9 billion bushels, 3 billion bushels more than last year....More
A new USDA project will deliver the best tools available to accurately measure and respond to the effects of climate on beef and dairy production....More
The southwestern U.S. faces strained water resources, greater prevalence of tree-killing organisms, and potentially significant alterations of agricultural infrastructure....More
The Dirty Dozen pesticide residue level list produced by the Environmental Working Group is shedding its sizzle because of a full-court press by agricultural interests to focus on facts....More
Cassavabase provides a “one-stop shop” for cassava researchers and breeders worldwide. It also offers access to all genomic selection analysis tools and phenotyping tools developed by the NEXTGEN Cassava project....More
Sustainable intensification agriculture: We need to grow more with less, while at the same time preserving the environment and remaining economically profitable....More