In the city of Bayannur, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, modern seeders glide steadily on leveled fields. Guided by the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, these machines plant plump ...

China's agricultural science and technology advancements played a crucial role in maintaining stable food production and supply last year, according to the president of the Chinese Academy of ...

Synecoculture, a new farming method, involves growing mixed plant species together in high density. However, it requires complex operation since varying species with different growing seasons and ...

Nanoscale particles could potentially help address agricultural and environmental sustainability issues on a global scale. Those issues include rising food demand, increasing greenhouse gas emissions ...

Cucumber and bitter gourd plants climbed over bamboo trellises, their fruits swaying gently in the breeze, while Milan ...

A quantitative model for measuring sustainability in the Finnish agricultural sector has been developed in a new thesis. The new model challenges the OECD method, which is currently used when ...

Soil salinization is a serious problem, especially in areas with less rainfall and increasingly arid climates. As climates change, flooding becomes more prevalent – another factor that leads to high ...

In St. Charles, Illinois, the late-August heat wave was less than enjoyable for local cows. They were too hot, and their appetites dwindled. Sarah and Andy Lenkaitis, two farmers, didn't need to see ...