DECORAH, Iowa — Soil erosion comes at a cost. Andy Herringshaw, an Iowa State University economics graduate student who is working with the Iowa Learning Farm, discussed that cost at a recent field ...

This question has been popping up frequently in the news and in publications. Attempts have been made to define it but most ...

Using a resilience theory approach could help reveal practical solutions and clarify their potential trade-offs. New research warns that modern agricultural methods are placing the global food supply ...

Modern farming habits boosting yields today may quietly strip soils of their resilience, threatening long-term fertility and food security.

When a North Dakota farmer stopped plowing and spraying his land, most people thought he was crazy. But within years, the barren soil beneath his feet came back to life. Through regenerative ...

Walking around the exhibits at Farmfest last week, I had a "Wait, what?" moment. Amid its usual collection of giant John Deere combines and tractors, farm dealer Kibble Equipment had an ordinary plow ...

Ramona Fraase says her grandchildren aren't sure what a plow is. But plowing was important enough once to bring 100,000 people, including U.S. presidential and vice presidential candidates, to her ...

Several horses were put to work in Wilbraham Sunday afternoon .For the 11th year, the town held it’s “Plowing the Community Garden” event. Each year draft horses plow soil to mark the beginning of the ...