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Attorneys say cases that claim the popular weedkiller causes cancer will have to change course to move forward in court after the U.S. Supreme Court sided with the agriculture company last month.

Extreme heat combined with high humidity is becoming more common as the climate warms, making it harder for people to cool their bodies.

The cost of doing business in agriculture was already high before the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, which spiked fertilizer and fuel prices. Now, making any money this season may require farmers to cut back on certain resources.

Precision agriculture tools aim to reduce impact on environment and save money.

Researchers analyze whether agrivoltaics can work for large-scale crops and cattle.

Certified Naturally Grown has similar standards to the National Organic Program, but is less costly and requires less paperwork from farmers. But it has an uphill battle if it wants trust and recognition at the grocery store.

More than 100 billion pounds of food goes to waste every year in America. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm to Food Bank is trying to cut down on that waste by connecting local farmers and food pantries, but it’s future depends on how much funding is included for the program in the next farm bill.

Midwest farmers planted cover crops on only about 7% of their land in 2021. Many worry the practice will hurt their bottom line.

The global food supply faces a new threat: climate change. Extreme weather like the massive floods that hit the Midwest during planting season and the…

Like most farmers, Mark Nelson, who grows corn, soybeans and wheat near Louisburg, Kan., is getting squeezed. He's paying three times more for seed than…