A new study confirms the notion that organic farming is an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional agriculture Organic farming has long been touted as an environmentally friendly ...

On March 8, 2011, the United Nations Special Rapportuer on the Right to Food released the report “Agroecology and the Right to Food,” arguing that conventional agricultural methods (i.e. the ...

Berry Hill Farm in Westport is under new ownership by Carissa and Adam Davenport. The previous owners farmed berries for decades, and the new owners are continuing the tradition. The Davenports say ...

Christie Wilcox, a Ph.D. student in cellular and molecular biology at the University of Hawaii, is the author of the Science Sushi blog at Scientific American. She is on Twitter. September 10, 2012 ...

Wednesday is harvest day at Operation Eco Vets. Veterans from several branches of the armed services pick and weigh microgreens and tomatoes from the 7-acre certified organic farm at the Easter Seals ...

Kent Thiesse suggests readers look over their options and see if some changes may be worth making with their 2025 crop insurance plans. As has been often said with farming, every year is different, ...