Farming

Congress received an $87.9 billion supplemental funding request from the Pentagon to cover costs associated with the Iran war. The package allocates roughly $67 bill...

In northeast Louisiana farmers and agricultural service providers report sharply higher energy and fertilizer costs tied to the 2026 war involving Iran. Aerial appli...

The article reports that an eight-week-old war centered on Iran has disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and interrupted supply chains for oil, gas, ferti...

Scientists are raising concern about a growing, under-recognized problem of drug-resistant fungal infections. Paul Verweij and a global group of about 50 scientists ...

Australia’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry confirmed the country’s first detection of H5N1 avian influenza in a single brown skua found near Esper...

Weather and drought monitoring agencies report that drought conditions in the contiguous United States have reached record levels for this time of year. The U.S. Dro...

A waste-management truck carrying ducks that had died from H5N1 avian influenza rolled into a ditch along U.S. Route 33 near Churubusco in Whitley County, northern I...

In the Mississippi Delta, corn and soybean farmers report rising financial stress as fertilizer and diesel prices surge during spring planting. Farmers in Panola Cou...

The article discusses actor Adrian Grenier's journey from Hollywood to sustainable farming and his perspectives on the criticism farmers face from younger, environme...

The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT launched the Cacao of Excellence program in 2009 to create a standardized method for preparing and evaluating cacao...

Negotiations among seven Western states and about 30 tribal nations over updated Colorado River management have stalled, prompting the federal Department of the Inte...

On April 24, 2026, the White House announced that First Lady Melania Trump installed a new, functioning beehive shaped like the White House on the South Lawn. The hi...