Necessity is the mother of invention, and farming is facing a bunch of necessities. There’s a major worker shortage. Farm land is shrinking while world population growth calls for higher food ...

Smart technology can cut labor and inputs, but that doesn't automatically make it a smart investment. Multiple factors can change the equation.

Have you ever wondered how a company known for its tractors could become a leader in robotics and AI? John Deere is doing just that, revolutionizing the farming industry with cutting-edge technology.

The image of Canadian agriculture is more commonly linked to vast prairie fields, grain production, and expansive rural landscapes. Yet a quiet revolution is taking place inside warehouses, shipping ...

We got a tour of a new vertical farming facility in Compton, California, to learn about the potential benefits of growing food in towers rather than fields, and the technological innovations required ...

Kent Shannon and a handful of students trudge out to a 55-acre cropland four miles south of the University of Missouri’s main campus. The students bring tools—not tills, tractors or plows, but sensors ...

In the 1920s, Soviet officials seized upon the expansion of cotton farming in Asia: Cotton was declared “white gold,” and huge tracts of land were irrigated for cotton production. The problem was, ...

George van Vlaanderen used to spend hours each day moving fences so his dairy goats could graze on fresh forage. Now an app does the job. Van Vlaanderen, who makes cheese and kefir at Does’ Leap Farm ...

James Dyson, known mainly for his innovative vacuum cleaner technology company, has taken on a new challenge: transforming the way we farm. With the acquisition of a vast expanse of English farmland, ...

With the farming season in full effect, and the harvest right around the corner, there is renewed focus on the state of labor for our essential agricultural and food processing workers. Due to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Redetzkes’ No Joke Dairy is a fifth-generation family farm near Stratford, Wisconsin, proudly owned and operated by Matt and ...

Experts weigh in on no-to-low-till farming equipment, tools, and technology that will preserve the health of your soil to maximize growth potential. Soil consists of sand, silt, and clay, which come ...