With better growth and less height, stalks are denser and stronger than standard corn. Anchoring into the soil increases with ...

One of the great aspects of farmers’ markets is the direct connection between producers and customers. Shoppers can ask ...

Planting in neat rows makes cultivation and harvesting easier, making it the recommended method. Space rows four to ten ...

Located in a desert—a literal one, as well as an isolated area with limited access to food—the dry patch of land now home to the Huachuca City Community Garden (HCCG) was never intended to be a ...

Within a few years of lovingly planting fruit trees, most folks find themselves with scraggly overgrown bushes, rather than the Garden of Eden they had envisioned. The key to keeping fruit trees ...

Billions of American chestnut trees were wiped out by a fungus. Now, scientists are working to restore the tree to its former glory.

How agriculture and conservation are coming together for the survival of the endangered monarch butterflies.

Sustainability was a big draw for The Oberon Group, which owns restaurants and food markets in the Catskills and New York City. They introduced dairy beef in 2017, and while customers supported the ...

Building a basic chicken coop for a small flock of birds is a solid weekend project for the determined do-it-yourselfer with basic carpentry skills, while the more elaborate coops could easily take ...

“Why can we only get lamb in the US, as opposed to mutton?” That’s what Bobbie Kramer, a veterinarian near Portland, Oregon, was wondering when she ...

Technically, humane slaughter became law in the United States with the 1958 Humane Slaughter Act, intended to prevent the "needless suffering” of livestock during slaughter. But while it's one thing ...