Across much of the Midwest, the atmosphere is becoming warmer and retaining more water, leading to heavier downpours. A two-crop system called relay intercropping could help farmers buffer weather ...

Scientists have found a new way to unlock the potential of the seeds in Arctic seed vaults to help crops survive extreme ...

Determining which ones grow best in the Midwest is actually an academic study ... They originated in Canada and are popular in the Finger Lakes region of New York. "We're actually one of two growers ...

Staples including wheat, beef and coffee are all being affected by the lack of rainfall. In some cases, prices are climbing ...

The planet's food system faces growing risks from climate change, a new study says, and it's especially at peril in the U.S.

Texas watermelon growers reported good yields and excellent quality, but market prices are not so sweet going into the peak season,.

From diverse shapes and sizes to complex dispersals and defenses, seed traits hold the secrets to how plants adapt, reproduce ...

The same can be said about crop types, as seeding is wrapped up or nearly done for field peas, spring wheat, durum, barley, triticale, canola ... A look at the crop report by growing region can be ...

All of the world's wine-growing regions have been impacted by climate change, but with unequal impacts that vary across the growing season, reports a new study by E.M. Wolkovich of the University ...

China's Yunnan Province has been an iconic tea-growing region for centuries. Now, as Western trade introduces coffee to China's public, locals are shifting to growing beans instead of leaves.

Coffee prices are on the rise across the world because of climate extremes in coffee growing regions. According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), 73% of the world’s coffee ...