Rebanks runs a family-owned farm in the Lake District in northern England. A graduate of Oxford University, James' new book is Pastoral Song: A Farmer's Journey For much of my early life America meant ...

MODERN farming has come to the peasants near Odessa. Farming more modern than on up-to-date farms in America, yet grafted on a husbandry more ancient than that of the Pilgrim Fathers. Here until ...

Crop breeding for higher yields may be unintentionally reducing the beneficial microorganisms that help plants absorb nutrients Modern corn, wheat, and beans have dramatically different root systems ...

This week, I received an email from a reader in response to last week’s column on three ways to grow agriculture advocacy. The opening line of the email said: “Does that mean you don't want to hear ...

"People always ask us how we can farm that way," said a Leacock Township Amish man, who asked not to be identified. "I tell them, you can do a lot if you get up early ...