New research led by UC Santa Cruz will strengthen understanding of which traits set tomato plants up to be grown successfully ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has designated the Galey and Lord industrial site as a Superfund cleanup priority. Now, it is considering extending the area to be cleaned up to polluted ...

Farmers are shifting abandoning their crops as even drought-resistant varieties like mustard and millet struggle under ...

A fast-moving wildfire in New Jersey expanded to 8,500 acres Tuesday afternoon, causing over 3,000 evacuations and ...

As farmers debate whether fields should be used for agriculture or solar panels, new research from Michigan State University ...

For years a textile mill gave farmers its sewage sludge as free fertilizer. Today the land is full of “forever chemicals.” ...

Imagine biting into a juicy almond or savoring a sweet strawberry, only to realize that each mouthful comes at a hidden cost.

They truck water in, but it’s expensive. And each day, they turn on that tap and wonder if they’ll run out before the next ...

In this piece — part of a series from The Gazette and the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk — a look at a lawsuit that ...