Latest Agriculture Stories
Pick the sweetest, ripest fruit with this science-based guide
These invasive bugs are a nightmare for Washington’s cherries and hops
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Natalia Mesa/High Country News
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In photos: How John Deere builds its massive machines
Leftovers of a 2,000-year-old curry discovered on stone cooking tools
Lab-grown chicken is now USDA approved—if you can afford it
The sustainable secret to raising tastier crabs
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Sofia Quaglia/Hakai Magazine
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A robot gardener outperformed human horticulturalists in one vital area
Move over, bees: The lowly weevil is a power pollinator
How a sniff test could make sexing chicks more humane
30 tons of ammonium nitrate disappeared from a desert-bound train
9 native grasses that will revitalize your sad, water-wasting lawn
This ancient farming practice could get a boost from the US farm bill
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Ashley Stimpson/Nexus Media
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Urban water crises often boil down to classism
How John Deere’s tech evolved from 19th-century plows to AI and autonomy
What California’s weird winter means for its water problems
The oldest chili pepper specimen may be from present-day Colorado
New Zealand’s wild pigs could be a source of much-needed donor organs
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Bill Morris/Undark
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A new robotic seed can wriggle into soil to harvest climate data
Is growing weed sustainable? The answer is complicated.
On 420, learn more about weed with these carefully cultivated science stories
How to grow plants in the dark
Food forests can bring climate resilience, better health, and tasty produce to city residents
Go ahead, leave your fresh eggs on the counter in this handmade wooden tray
This phantom lake in California is back with a vengeance
This is how bad a ‘super pig’ problem can really get
Beehives are the honeypot for a city’s microbial secrets
Paleo and keto diets aren’t great for you or the planet, study says
Your poop is useful. Meet the father-son team creating ‘humanure.’
The US government wants to round up the West’s feral cattle
Scientists test different gear for protecting clams from ‘crunching’ rays
What kind of worm is in your mezcal?
The corn leaf angle measuring robot is more useful than you think
How to use the power of mushrooms to improve your life
Scientists think this tiny greenhouse could be a game changer for agrivoltaics
Details of life in Bronze Age Mycenae could lie at the bottom of a well
The FDA says it’s ok to call almond milk ‘milk’ (for now)
The social lives of cows are remarkably sophisticated
La Niña is exacerbating drought conditions for millions
Smarter fertilizer use could shrink our agricultural carbon footprint
A new ingredient could revolutionize white bread
Oyster farms are all the rage—until they block your ocean views
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Magdalena Puniewska / Hakai Magazine
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Why we shouldn’t get too excited about bioplastics
Why seaweed farming could be the next big thing in sustainability
John Deere finally agrees to let farmers fix their own equipment, but there’s a catch
The EPA wants more ‘renewable’ fuel. But what does that actually mean?
Why US vegetable prices have skyrocketed in the past year
The Aztecs’ solar calendar helped grow food for millions of people
Wastewater could be the secret to eco-friendly fertilizer
Microgravity tomatoes, yogurt bacteria, and plastic eating microbes are headed to the ISS
Why German scientists got cows stoned
How kelp farming is helping revive the economy and ecology of a Long Island bay
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Iris M. Crawford / Nexus Media
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Dams show promise for sustainable food systems, but we should tread lightly
To save water, Arizona farmers are growing guayule for sustainable tires
Bees can sense a flower’s electric field—unless fertilizer messes with the buzz
Some climate activists aren’t suing over the future—they are taking aim at the present
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Isabella Kaminski / Hakai Magazine
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Italian chefs are cooking up a solution to booming jellyfish populations
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Agostino Petroni / Hakai Magazine
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Pumping carbon dioxide waste to rooftop gardens boosts crop yields
The first honeybee vaccine could protect the entire hive, starting with the queen
New Zealand may be the first country to carbon price cow farts
The Brilliant 10: The top up-and-coming minds in science
How disastrous floods can also lead to food insecurity
Microsoft is hoping its algorithms can help farmers—and the planet
Cacao was probably loved by all, even 1,000 years ago in Maya culture
Eating seafood can be more sustainable and healthy than red meat