USDA data supports “hackathon” for agriculture problem-solving competition Collaborators at the hackathon used the USDA’s soil, geospatial, and water forecasting…

While spring showers are usually little trouble for the Central Valley’s hearty orchards and field crops, this spring’s late rains…

This spring’s planting decisions may be as clear as mud, yet they carry heavy financial consequences. “You couldn’t have planned…

Kimberly Meier has sold about twice as much alfalfa seed this spring as she normally does. Her region of northern…

What’s happening in your fields? Click the Feedback From The Field reporting form and give us your first-hand account. Use the…

While not the most encompassing measure of crop productivity, yield, or production divided by land, is easy to compute.  Research…

From Memorial Day cookouts to entertaining visiting relatives, summertime is a season that brings together loved ones and lots of…

Memorial Day kicks off the official start of summer. The U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to remind you to prevent…

The Senate approved a bill on Thursday that is mostly focused on providing relief aid to areas impacted by natural…

A bipartisan group of Texas members of Congress will have to wait until early next month to see passage on…