Fresh water isn’t unlimited. Rainfall isn’t predictable. And plants aren’t always thirsty.

Waterhemp and Palmer amaranth, two aggressive weeds that threaten the food supply in North America, are increasingly hard to kill with commercially available herbicides. 

A newly discovered series of genes related to feed efficiency could pave the way to making cattle farming cheaper and more sustainable.

A University of Alberta researcher has found a new use for a canola byproduct, providing potential for diverse markets beyond China.

Products we commonly buy at the supermarket, such as tortillas and corn chips, are made from food grade corn.

More “intensive” beekeeping does not raise the risk of diseases that harm or kill the insects, new research suggests.

Researchers from BYU and the Netherlands’ Delft University of Technology may have figured out a secret to get people to buy more fresh produce: dress veggies up in black.

When cabbage looper moth larvae infest a field, sustainable growers will often try to control the pests by releasing large numbers of predators, such as ladybugs.

In Oregon’s fertile Willamette River Basin, where two-thirds of the state’s population lives, managing water scarcity would be more effective if conservation measures were introduced in advance and upstream from the locations where droughts are likely to cause shortages, according to a new study.

Orange juice is a staple on many breakfast tables, but the future availability of citrus products is threatened by the global spread of huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening disease.