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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For decades, researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Experiment Farm have been looking to answer one question: Does it grow in Alaska? “The Experiment Farm is the opportunity for us to take ...

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 ...

Much is made of the growth of manufacturing in Alabama. However, agriculture and forestry continue to play a dominant and indispensable role in the state’s economy. This was underscored by a recent ...

(Beyond Pesticides, October 28, 2025) A California-based population study published in BMC Public Health finds that “7.5 [percent] of all pregnant people in California who gave birth in 2021 lived ...

Women play a vital role in American agriculture—contributing through production, advocacy, education, and entrepreneurship, while also strengthening rural communities through leadership and outreach.