Weed management is one of the greatest challenges faced by organic farmers, who can't use herbicides. They rely on tillage for weed control, but ...

Free-living amoebas aren’t just a threat to the brain. They can cause painful eye infections, particularly in contact lens users, skin lesions in people with weakened immune systems, and rare but ...

When snow blankets the landscape, it may seem like life slows down. But beneath the surface, an entire world of activity is ...

In addition to poultry feed, insects are grown as feed for fish, emerging markets in swine and pet food, as well as human food in energy bars ...

Micro-organisms constitute a very antique group of living organisms which appeared on the Earth’s surface almost 3000 million ...

When a wildfire tears through a landscape, most life retreats or disappears. Plants burn. Animals flee. The soil itself is ...

Spring is when the meadows are ‘washed fragrant’ and freshness is breathed over the hills, writes John Clare in Spring ...

Learn more about how exploring the genes of fungi thriving on charcoal could help revive ecosystems after severe fires and ...

More information on the Whole Farm Health series is available at https://bit.ly/farm-health-26, or by contacting Kaltenekker ...

With insect farming projected to produce millions of tons of insects in the coming years, Arkansas Agricultural Experiment ...

A University of Connecticut study is finding new ways to reduce nitrogen pollution on farms. The study finds manganese, a type of metal, reduces nitrogen levels when it's mixed in with soil. Many ...

Wildfire causes most living things to flee or die, but some fungi thrive afterward, even feasting on charred remains. New ...