GREENHOUSE gas emissions from the European Union agriculture sector, notably livestock, have dropped sharply since 1990 but those in other sectors of the economy, such as transport, continue to rise.

Kishana Williamson loves dolphins and, strangely enough, the marine mammals are the reason the University of Delaware senior spends her days studying chickens.

(PhysOrg.com) -- Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are testing out alternative ways of tilling the soil and rotating crops to see if they can help wheat farmers in Oregon sequester more carbon in the soil and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Plant roots can shrink as a result of water deficit and lose contact with the surrounding soil. This effect has been suspected for a long time, but has only now been demonstrated for a fact with the help of x-ray tomography. The formation of an air gap could initially help plants prevent impending water losses when the soil dries out, say scientists.

LUGANO, SWITZERLAND--(Marketwire - 12/03/09) - New Holland Agriculture, a global manufacturer and seller of agricultural equipment, introduced a new range of hay and forage products at the recent Agricultural Exhibition in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. New Holland Agriculture's commitment in the country reflects the solid long-term cooperation established between CNH and the Turkmen government. CNH ...

Happy Holidays! It is hard to believe another year has gone by already. We have had another challenging farm year, and most of you are still harvesting. Late planting, late harvest, rain and more rain, fluctuating prices, wet corn, bin space shortage, and so on. Good luck with the rest of harvest, and I wish all of you a safe finish to this farming season. At the Extension office, we have a busy ...

Muddy combines have been continuing the harvest statewide as producers struggled with persistently high soil moisture levels and difficult harvest conditions. Harvest conditions could see little improvement in the coming week, which is filled with...

DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey released the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s plan to respond to the 10 percent across the board budget cut mandated by Gov. Chet Culver in October.

OSUâCommunications STILLWATER, Okla. â“ Oklahoma State University and its partner institutions in industry are receiving $4.2 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to continue groundbreaking work in the development of biofuels.

Muddy combines have been continuing the harvest statewide this week as producers struggled with persistently high soil moisture levels and difficult harvest conditions, the National Agricultural Statistics Service said in its weekly report.