Missouri approves legislation to ban labeling plant-based 'meat' as meat
Plant-based meat substitutes or meat grown in a laboratory — think the Impossible Burger or the Beyond Burger...
Can vertical farming feed the world and change the agriculture industry?
Year after year, cities expand and pristine natural habitats are turned into farms and pastures to support the...
California's Healthy Soil Initiative wants to use dirt to fight climate change
California is turning to dirt to help in the fight against climate change. The state's Healthy Soils Initiative...
Amazing plant pods can grow more lettuce in a 10×10 room than a farm can grow on 1/2 acre
Do you live in a tiny apartment and want to grow your own food? Aggressively Organic has an answer. The Indiana-based...
Scientists reveal new technique to make biofuel from mushroom waste
Researchers at the National University of Singapore have discovered a revolutionary way to transform mushroom waste...
Antarctic greenhouse celebrates their first harvest of lettuce, radishes, and cucumbers
Fresh, local produce may be a rarity in Antarctica, but one indoor farm near a research station there just welcomed...
Vincent Callebaut's Arboricole tower brings vertical agriculture to the city
Vincent Callebaut Architectures, known for green projects that combine smart building with advanced renewable energy...
Agtech start-up Plenty plans to grow hydroponic peaches
San Francisco-based start-up Plenty is expanding the possibilities of what can be grown on indoor farms, with its...
Pulling the "magic" Maya Nut tree back from near-extinction
A French-Colombian NGO is racing against time to save the Maya Nut tree from near-extinction. A remarkable tree...
Less fertilizer, greater crop yields, and more money: China's agricultural breakthrough
Nearly 21 million farmers in 452 counties across China have adopted recommendations from scientists in a 10-year...
USDA withdraws Obama-era animal welfare standards for organic meat, eggs and dairy
The United States Department of Agriculture has officially withdrawn an Obama-era rule that would have established...
Simple genetic modification yields crops that need 25% less water
Scientists have discovered that a simple genetic modification may result in crops needing up to 25 percent less...
The GCC's first commercial vertical farm launches in Dubai
Cultivating crops in Dubai's harsh climate isn't easy -- but indoor vertical farms could offer a solution. The...
The "most technologically-sophisticated commercial indoor farm in the world" will grow 30X more produce
As our technology is advancing, so are our farms. Indoor farming company Bowery is constructing what they describe...
NYC's Farm One delivers rare, ultra-fresh produce in just 30 minutes
The farm-to-table movement has grown by leaps and bounds over the last few years - and now NYC chefs can pick up...
How farming with rocks could improve global food security
Scientists at the University of Sheffield have learned that farming with crushed silicate rocks mixed into the...
One of the last remaining communities still farming like the Aztecs
The village of San Gregorio Atlapulco is one of the only remaining communities that farms in the Aztec agricultural...
Planting wildflower strips across crop fields could slash pesticide use
Could wildflowers help us cut our use of pesticides? The Guardian reports that colorful strips of flowers have...
6 places where soil-less farming is revolutionizing how we grow food
If it seems like "hydroponic systems" are everywhere, that's because they are. Hydroponic farming is one efficient...
Bitcoin mining powers Canadian man's innovative aquaponic garden
This indoor garden is heated by something totally unexpected: bitcoin mining. When software company owner Bruce...
Speed breeding technique inspired by NASA grows three times the wheat — with less land
Scientists inspired by NASA have found a way to grow wheat at incredible speeds using intense lighting regimes....
The farmers growing food across frigid northern latitudes
Although frost has arrived in most subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere, farmers still carry on even...
Local Roots shipping container farms achieve cost parity with traditional farming
4,000 heads of lettuce every 10 days: Local Roots' shipping container farms achieve that while using 99 percent...
France is the world's most sustainable food country
Thanks to proactive measures put in place to curb food waste, France now ranks #1 in the world when it comes to...
Amazon patents network-based 'gardening service'
Amazon is looking beyond your shopping list - and right into your backyard. As first spotted by The Modern Farmer,...
'Great American Desert' threatens to swallow eight US states as massive aquifer dries up
The Ogallala aquifer is one of the world's largest underground bodies of water, and many ecosystems and communities...
Should hydroponic veggies be labeled organic?
Does produce grown hydroponically deserve the organic label? Some organic farmers don't think so, and they gathered...
Here's what could happen if America went 100% vegan
What if America threw out its hot dogs and hamburgers in favor of vegan fare? You might say that would never happen,...
Groundbreaking study confirms neonicotinoids are toxic to songbirds
The controversial insecticides known as neonicotinoids don't just harm bees - according to new research conducted...
United Kingdom joins Europe in banning bee-killing pesticides
The United Kingdom is joining Europe on a key environmental issue by supporting a total ban on neonicotinoids,...