Blooming salts may clean up after brine spills

What kind of vegetation makes buffer zones most efficient at removing nitrogen from runoff?

Crops like peas are at the center of an income strategy for farmers in southwestern Montana

What would you do without water?

Lifeless ‘soil’ on planet poses challenge

Bio-fortification of sweet potatoes is a promising method to combat vitamin A deficiency in South Africa. 

New peanut variety is filling farmer and consumer demands

Plants need water. People need water. Unfortunately, there’s only so much clean water to go around — and so the effort begins to find a solution.

Most of us don’t consider forests a source of pollution. As natural bodies, they should be good for the environment. But a recent study in Japan shows that older cedar and cypress plantations are causing as much pollution as a poorly managed agricultural field or urban setting.

In the United States, federal mandates to produce more renewable fuels, especially biofuels, have led to a growing debate: Should fuel or food grow on arable land? Recent research shows farmers can successfully, and sustainably, grow both.

Predicting crop yields based on climate, planting, and other variables can help regions optimize their limited resources.

Comparing biochemicals in the GM foods to their non-GM counterparts is enlightening