Farming Archives

January 9, 2017

In farm country, the cost of nitrate pollution often falls on…

October 26, 2015

Water problems in states east of the Mississippi River mirror…

October 13, 2015

Absorbent soils yields big benefits for air and water. By…

July 23, 2015

Del Puerto Water District to buy a third of its water supply from Modesto and Turlock treatment plants.

April 23, 2015

Ohio passes its first regulations on farm practices and wastewater discharges since the Toledo drinking water crisis eight months ago.

June 12, 2014

Using less water for agriculture is an idea spreading across…

May 2, 2014

Farm data galore – by county and state, as well as nationally. Every…

April 9, 2014

New research finds that agricultural practices lead to biggest…

February 28, 2014

Benefits go to agriculture, but won’t help cities.

August 27, 2013

Not all is gloom and doom for the famed underground water resource…

March 29, 2013

Though corn acreage is forecasted to rise slightly over last year's planting, the biggest jump is predicted for sorghum, which uses less water.

December 12, 2012

Upgrades to the world's agricultural export infrastructure, such…