Agriculture

Montana cowboy John Plocher discusses his daring decision to go to Israel and help local farmers harvest their crops on 'Varney & Co.'

Agave plants thrive in dry climates, like those across California. The Golden State is rapidly growing with farmers eager to produce the plant for spirits.

A man in South Korea died Tuesday after a robot was said to have mistaken him for a box and crushed him against a conveyor belt, police have said.

The costs of farmland and feed for livestock have increased, making it difficult for family farmers to maintain their low prices of animal products, including meat and milk.

Saltwater intrusion from the Gulf of Mexico has farmers who rely on water from the Mississippi River looking for ways to save their produce.

As the average age of farmers continues to grow, farmers worry about replacing the next generation of food producers when many struggle to afford land and farm equipment.

As U.S. pork producers are faced with higher operation costs amid California's Proposition 12, shoppers will soon have to pay up for the Democrat-led law, too.

U.S. investors in Chinese tech firms would be required to report their stakes within two weeks to the Treasury Department, under a Senate-passed amendment.

Deep sea fisherman and marina co-owner Captain Dylan Hubbard explains how "absurd, asinine, heinous" proposals for boat speed limits can hurt the outdoor recreation economy.

Republican Sens. Eric Schmitt and Markwayne Mullin urge the USDA to provide immediate assistance to Midwest farmers facing a historic drought season that could impact food prices.

While Congress' bill banning foreign adversaries from buying up U.S. farmland waits to be enacted, farmer John Boyd Jr. warned China is tapping into our infrastructure.

Researchers at Central State University in Ohio are working to develop traits in honeybees that would combat parasitic mites, one of the biggest causes of colony loss.

Carbon Robotics CEO spoke of his farming technology, the LaserWeeder, and what it offers farmers. AI powers the unit as it uses robotics and lasers to rid farms of weeds quickly.

The Department of Agriculture approved lab-grown meat producers UPSIDE Foods and GOOD Meat to sell their chicken products at retail in California.

Bunge will buy Viterra for $8.2 billion. The acquisition will come alongside a $2 billion stock buyback and will merge ownership through a stock and cash deal.

National Black Farmers Association President John Boyd Jr. is sounding the alarm on the Biden administration for sending money for American farmers to China.

Florida farmers just reported the lowest orange crop yield in almost ninety years, after a devastating 2022 hurricane season. The ongoing battle against citrus greening disease has made a dire situation even worse.

Kansas wheat farmers are grappling with an unforgiving drought ahead of harvest. The soil is so dry that is predicted a harsh drop in wheat production.

A California teacher from the Bay Area has gone viral on TikTok after revealing she hatched baby chickens from fertile Trader Joe's eggs. A Youtuber from Indiana says she did the same.

Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, and Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kan., criticize President Biden's green agenda and its impact on rural America as lawmakers prepare the 2023 Farm Bill.