Careful timing ensures crops can handle a little heat. But recently, sudden heat waves and long-lasting ones in already warm ...

Planting in neat rows makes cultivation and harvesting easier, making it the recommended method. Space rows four to ten ...

Plants that attract these beneficial predators include vetch, alfalfa, corn, and crimson clover. Natives like elderberry, ...

The most effective modes of controlling pests on a farm do not involve pesticides. In fact, the best control is prevention. Integrated pest management is an important way to keep pest pressure down ...

These pros react to viral farming hacks and determine which ones actually have promise.

Intercropping creates a living web of soil-building and nutrient-exchange underground. When legumes fix nitrogen, root systems complement each other, and canopies reduce erosion and evapotranspiration ...

In December, the Rooted Northwest Agrivillage Preliminary Plat was approved by Snohomish County. Thanks to a new ordinance passed in 2023, Rooted Northwest will be able to tightly concentrate new ...

Mercy for Animals president and CEO Leah Garcés has been an animal rights advocate fighting the factory farming system for more than two decades. But her approach to advocacy changed the day she met ...

Fresh from the parking lot Despite these drawbacks, across North America, a handful of grocery stores are pioneering a new way of growing that puts hyper-local food at the forefront of the supply ...

A mystique surrounds heirloom apples. Some people drive across state lines to seek out rare varieties; others dedicate their lives to preserving them. Their price reflects the mystique: At my local ...

On a humid summer day in southeastern PA, farmers have traveled hours to Pasture Song Farm to see flax in the field. Farmer Jeremy Dunphy stands next to his four-acre test plot, brimming with flax as ...

There are some 90 million dogs in the US alone, and their protein needs are rattling the human food chain. Humans are worried about what’s in dog food, not to mention what dog food is in––way too much ...