Crop production

Adoption of digital technologies in agriculture has been increasing. Precision agriculture technologies are changing the way farmers manage their crops

If you’ve not already heard of Jean-Martin Fortier, allow us to introduce you to a rising star, the Canadian organic farmer whose notion of human-scaled, “six-figure farming” is shaking up the fields. Fortier is a busy man: He’s the founder, with wife Maude-Helène Desroches, of Les Jardins de la Grelinette, a 10-acre micro-farm in eastern Quebec where […]

Growing a plant to maturity in plug trays might be foreign to ornamental growers, but with a little help from plug tray manufacturers and breeders, there is little to hold growers back in this root crop category.

Agricultural chemical Pesticides People use pesticides in agriculture, public health protection programs, and to protect plants from pests, weeds, or diseases. Farmers use chemicals like Agricultural Pesticides to protect their crops against pests. The most popular pesticides include herbicides for killing weeds, fungicides for treating diseases, and insecticides for killing bugs. Agrochemicals manufacturers in India are […]

Learn more about the extensive history of the tobacco industry through these photographs.

Most rice varieties require a long, hot growing season. But farmers as far north as Maine are experimenting with short-season heirloom varieties from Japan.

Agrivoltaics, growing crops under solar panels, increases the production of both, and Jack's Solar Garden farm is showing how it's done.

AI, machine learning (ML), and the IoT sensors that provide real-time data for algorithms increase agricultural efficiencies, improve crop yields, and reduce food production costs

What if I told you that you could have a bountiful vegetable garden without the hassle of tilling, weeding, fertilizing or daily watering? Many gardeners are turning to a method known as deep mulch ga

Here is a great info graphic that illustrates the different processes taken in ORGANIC vs CONVENTIONAL AGRICULTURE. While both types of farming have the same end goal of sustaining populations, the different approaches are most telling of what kind of end product one will end up feeding the body and our ecosystems as a whole. #eatorganic #groworganic #naturalprocesses #feedthesoil #chemicalfree #healthysoil #healthyplants #healthyecosystems