As communities nationwide experience more extreme weather events, farmers are facing impacts ranging from rapidly depleting water resources to mounting pressures on food systems. To bolster the ...

Aarthi Janakiraman analyzes U.S. agriculture policy, including the USDA’s research initiatives, and regenerative soil health.

STARKVILLE, Miss.—A team of Mississippi State faculty has been awarded a $3 million National Science Foundation Research Traineeship grant to build the workforce needed to support resilient rural ...

Trichoderma species—a common fungus found in soils—have varying abilities to promote tomato plant growth and differentially ...

The range of climates and environments across China pose distinct challenges for farming systems. Different agricultural approaches are needed for three major soil types found in the country: saline ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—An agronomy student in Mississippi State’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has been awarded the university’s W.B. Andrews Endowment for Soil Science graduate fellowship.

A new study by researchers at Shaoxing University and Shihezi University shows how converting uncultivated land to agricultural fields affects soil health, specifically the storage and cycling of ...

Livestock farming causes a significant share of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. According to a new study, the carbon ...

Each summer, nearly 25,000 acres (10,000 hectares) of rice is cultivated in the Florida Everglades Agricultural Area, a roughly 1,100-square-mile (2,800-square-kilometer) area south of Lake Okeechobee ...

Agricultural Scientists are professionals who oversee the study and implementation of agricultural practices, including crop production, livestock management, and sustainable farming methods. As we ...

Young readers, garden enthusiasts and science educators alike have a new accurate agricultural adventure to dig into with the latest children’s book from Feeding Minds Press. “The Soil in Jackie’s ...