That is an old saying by farmers that is used as a measuring stick to determine how their corn crops are faring in summer.

In Chile’s arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, growers and researchers are looking to harness water from the very ...

With all the recent rain, how do I know when garden and landscape plants need water? With the heat, some leaves look wilted.

With all the recent rain, how do I know when garden and landscape plants need water? With the heat, some leaves look wilted.

Timing is everything when it comes to watering your lawn. Allison Koenig, lawn and garden expert at Tractor Supply, says, ...

A new review article published in the Journal of Environmental Management summarizes the current state of knowledge on the ...

Water quality scientists predict the harmful algae bloom on western Lake Erie this year will be relatively mild and less ...

Flexitarian diets and breeding better livestock can make farming more sustainable. But it will take much more to farm within ...

Amid growing concerns for Iowa's water quality and rising nitrate levels in the Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig says it "is a serious situation, but it’s not ...

Over the last five years, while local jails in the United States have been holding fewer people, New Mexico’s largest jail ...

Droughts could strip nectar of up to 95% of its calories, leaving bees with less to eat—and putting crops and food production at risk.

For example, heat above 90 degrees can inhibit pollination, causing unpollinated flowers on your tomato plant to drop off. It ...