A brief history of vertical farming – whereby crops are grown in stacked layers using artificial light, hydroponics or aeroponics – tells a classic tale of boom and bust. Before the hype, very little ...

The industry was a darling of the venture capital world 10 years ago. With many farms out of business, the remaining companies have scaled back.

Juicier steaks could soon be served up after barley was given the go-ahead to become Britain’s first gene-edited crop. In an effort to fatten up cows and get them to market faster, scientists have ...

As Tamil Nadu approaches its Assembly elections, its ambition to become a $1-trillion economy and its position as one of India’s leading industrial and knowledge hubs means it’s worth examining how ...

The value of drones on the farm, as high as it is today,” says Russell Hedrick, “will soon go up to levels not even imagined yet.” ...

An analysis of North Korean agricultural policy at the Ninth WPK Congress: grain targets, smart farms, livestock, and the new five-year plan.

China plans to further revitalize its seed industry by promoting groundbreaking new varieties to achieve self-reliance and ...

When the Trump administration last year sought to freeze construction of offshore wind farms by citing concerns about interference with military radar and sonar, the implication was that these were ...

The struggle to balance farmworker protections with the survival of Colorado’s family farms took center stage Thursday as senators debated two competing overtime bills. The Senate Business, Labor and ...

For Bangladesh, graduation from the LDC category is undoubtedly a historic achievement. After being included in the United Nations’ list of Least Developed Countries in 1975, the country has reached ...

Technology is transforming agriculture, creating high-tech, high-paying jobs and attracting a diverse workforce to farming.

Smart greenhouses — which use monitoring and control systems to optimize growing conditions for plants — are changing ...