The Latest Breaking News on Agriculture

The climate crisis is already affecting our potato and Brussels sprout harvests, while animal feed for our turkeys has become incredibly expensive, writes Hannah Twiggs. We will have to change our Christmas dinners as a result. But would that be such a bad thing?

Growers have handed over their nuts to Australia's biggest processor, Marquis Macadamias, but the company has suspended payments.

At least a trillion insects are killed annually for food and animal feed. Routine slaughter methods include extreme heat and cold, often preceded by starvation. By comparison, “only” around 79 billion mammals and bird livestock are slaughtered every year.

Independent turkey farmers are working around the clock to keep up with demand for free-range turkey, battling rising feed costs and a pressing Christmas deadline.

The Colombian government's plans to buy parcels of land and deliver them to rural communities as part of a promised agricultural reform will develop gradually, Agriculture Minister Cecilia Lopez said on Tuesday, citing availability of funds and a complex process.

How do researchers know? Stardust.

Both the nature of the work and flaws in the support system cause injuries and illness

Cross-party report highlights need for greater access to natural world when deciding how to divide up land

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will distribute an additional $325 million in funding for projects tailored to smaller-scale farmers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, taking its total annual investment in climate-friendly farming to more than $3 billion, the agency announced Monday.