While the price of milk dropped, dairy products such as ice cream remained expensive. Introduction In October...
Agriculture
Have you ever dreamed about waking up and being able to get fresh eggs from right outside...
Here’s how AI is helping farmers shore up their bottom lines. Introduction For all the attention on...
It’s part of a decades-long trend. Introduction On Oct. 12, National Farmers’ Day, Americans honor the hardworking...
Their function as agricultural facilities to process grain was primary. Introduction The threshing floors of the Bible were outdoor...
The birth of agriculture was a pivotal moment in human history. Introduction The ancient Near East, and the...
Farmers have long faced high suicide rates, and it’s getting worse. When Mike Rosmann, an Iowa farmer...
There were a number of festivals and temples dedicated to Ceres in both Greece and Italy. Introduction...
A natural mutation found in dairy cows might keep them healthier in extreme heat. At Vaqueria El...
Early-20th century small landowners pushed back against crony capitalism. In a nation that envisions innovation as the...
Closer collaboration between governments, businesses, and scientists is needed to improve the situation. International efforts to reduce...
Dealing with labor shortages that farmers across the U.S. say are getting worse every year. Introduction From...
Robust, practical, pretty and pure, she was a symbol of wholesomeness and romantic pastoral innocence. The milkmaid...
If greenhouse gas emissions continue at a high rate, breadbaskets of Europe and North America will see...
Farmers across southern Arizona are among those in the West facing the brunt of climate change. Cassy...
Seemingly miraculous varieties can withstand drought, flood, and saltwater intrusion. Introduction Until as recently as 1970, India...
What we eat, and how that food is produced, affects our health but also the environment. What...
The expansion of very small Mycenaean settlements that were inscribed in the landscape of Pylos. Introduction Between...
Commodity trading firms made a killing last year “Gambling on the basics of life”. As much of...
The French found an interest in local food resources as soon as they arrived in North America....
“Corporate consolidation is at the heart of our food system’s dysfunction.” Food & Water Watch on Tuesday...
The high cost of labor drove inventors to create machines that would make farming cheaper and profits...
Corporations restrict what farmers can do with their own seeds and farm equipment that breaks down. Introduction...
There is no doubt that fruit trees are an excellent source of nutrition. They provide essential vitamins,...
Improved cultivation techniques have enabled the pricey, odorous fungus to be farmed in new landscapes. Introduction Every...
Taking time to talk is a good way to relieve the isolation that most ag workers experience...
American agriculture and rural life underwent a tremendous transformation in the 20th century. Abstract The structure of...
The ghost of the Incas’ farming achievements still shadows the Andes. They were masters of their harsh...
A series of inventions led to dramatic changes in medieval agricultural technology. In 600 CE, Europe had...
Emerging technologies are changing the role of farmers, agronomists, and agricultural intermediaries. Introduction Emerging technologies in the...