The word farm was once equated with images of sun-kissed green fields in rural areas. That’s quickly changing. Not only are farms moving closer to urban areas, but they’re also getting creative in how ...

Vertical farming is like growing plants in tall buildings or stacked layers, kind of like a skyscraper for veggies! Instead ...

The Plant's vertical farming techniques don't require chemical fertilizers. Get the scoop on some hot-topic environmental current events — including a repurposed plant in Chicago using sustainable ...

Setting up a Cubic Farm can cost more at first compared to traditional farming. Think of it like buying a high-tech gadget – it costs more upfront. However, because it’s so efficient and can grow more ...

What are some dry land farming methods? Pick up tips for selecting desert-hardy vegetable varieties for a dry climate and tactics for successful growing. Earth’s climate is in a perpetual state of ...

Humans have physically reconfigured half of the world’s land to grow just eight staple crops: maize (corn), soy, wheat, rice, cassava, sorghum, sweet potato and potato. They account for the vast ...

The world’s current agricultural practices are unsustainable, and indoor farming may offer solutions to some of these problems, argue many of the leaders in the space. The global population is ...

Estimates show that the agriculture industry produces over 6.4 billion tons of greenhouse gases annually. This amounts to approximately 8.5% of the world’s yearly emissions. With the continuously ...

Much of the scallop farming techniques used in the U.S. derive from practices in Japan, where scallops have long been a part of the country’s seafood industry. Researchers from the University of Maine ...

Barath Raghavan receives funding from the National Science Foundation, the Schmidt Family Foundation and Cisco Systems. Michael Kantar receives funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the ...