We had chickens for many years and refreshed the flock with a new batch of chicks each spring. I cringed last year when we ...

Farmers are more dependent on scientific information provided by federal agencies such as the National Oceanic and ...

In this week's alfalfa/forage issue cover story, Field Editor Kylene Scott looks at all the problems wet conditions cause with hay.

A few dozen birdwatchers gathered in the predawn darkness to wait for the moment when thousands of migrating snow geese stopped honking and preening to suddenly take flight from a Pennsylvania ...

Nearly 40% of nonorganic fruits and vegetables grown in California contain traces of pesticides that are also PFAS, or ...

Dyfed-Powys Police has unveiled a new strategy aimed at keeping rural communities safer and cracking down on crimes affecting farms, wildlife, and heritage sites.

But there’s a small but growing segment of farmers who see an opportunity in the vegetation that grows around and under those ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The warming world has disrupted the timing for plant and animal reproduction, and it's usually bad news for species that ...

That rototiller you fire up every spring isn’t preparing your soil for a great season. It’s quietly dismantling it. According to soil scientists and experienced growers, tilling is one of the most ...

Jonathan Olelila used to graze his cattle, but after years of disappointment, he decided to take a different route — ...

PFAS contamination is reshaping the long-standing practice of recycling wastewater sludge as biosolids fertilizer, raising ...