Urban agriculture is emerging as a critical field of study in the context of global food security, especially as cities ...

New, groundbreaking research shows how, at a local scale, agricultural research and development led to improved crop varieties that resulted in global benefits to the environment and food system ...

A pair of research studies led by the Argonne National Laboratory have demonstrated how “ecovoltaic” installations in the midwestern United States are home to more bird and bat activities than nearby ...

MACOMB, IL - -When a Chicago native, Andrea Padilla, a senior Agriculture major, returned to higher education after a decade-long hiatus, she didn't expect her path to lead through Western Illinois ...

The University of Illinois’ new Alma Mater Plots are near the start of the Embarras River east of South First Street and south of Curtis Road, near Savoy. The Alma Mater Plots will include 64 test ...

Attendees watch a demonstration of a drone spray rig at the 2024 UW Field Day. This year’s event is scheduled at the James C. Hageman Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension Center (SAREC) near ...

Nearly 70 people gathered under tent-covered trailers Thursday morning on a sprawling experimental farm off Huffine Lane to listen to presentations from MSU faculty about new research in agriculture.

Agriculture is the primary driver of tropical deforestation, accounting for 90% or more of forest loss, yet researchers have found that up to half of total land cleared is not put into active ...

(Beyond Pesticides, September 3, 2025) A study in Environmental Entomology shows that habitat and open space near agricultural fields become a killing field of pesticides, threatening biodiversity due ...