Hydroponic farming used to be an answer to a problem few were aware of. Before global warming, growing food demands, care for the environment and water use became hot-button topics around the globe, ...

Restoring links between farming processes and livestock rearing can reduce air and water pollution, and help farmers meet rising costs Low domestic production and reliance on imports for pulses, ...

The farm bill process, which is always long and winding, is well underway. Much of the work occurring now is listening to growers and their associations. The House and Senate Agriculture committees, ...

Picture a farm, and what do you see? For most of us who grew up singing “Old McDonald,” the image that springs to mind is quaint and pastoral: a smallholding with red-painted barns, a few chickens or ...

Laurie Bedord grew up in Rochester, New York. In 1997, Laurie joined the Successful Farming team as its office manager. In 2004, she was promoted to editor and covered new products. Her coverage ...