People strongly depend on farming even when living in the city. Agriculture supports our food needs, be it veggies and fruits, dairy, or meat. It provides the raw material for our clothes, home ...

Discover how early 19th-century inventions like grain drills, elevators, mowing machines, and irrigation transformed American agriculture.

A University of North Dakota invention could benefit area farmers who grow oilseeds. It also could reduce U.S. dependence on fossil fuels. UND hopes to license the new technology for commercial use, ...

Democratic lawmakers are renewing the effort to end what they call “factory farming.” What the group calls as a broad coalition comprised of animal welfare, public health and sustainable agriculture, ...

In two Perspectives, Arup Kumar Hazarika and Unmilan Kalita, and Arnold van Huis and Laura Gasco, discuss the potential of farming insects to improve global food security as both a source of human ...

If you enjoyed this article, I’d like to ask for your support. Scientific American has served as an advocate for science and industry for 180 years, and right now may be the most critical moment in ...