Soil and Land Preservation
Learn how farmers work daily to ensure that the land they grow on can support this year’s harvest and those of the farmers that will follow. Gain fresh insights into what farmers are doing for soil and land preservation.
Explore these Soil and Land Stories
Contour Farming
Similar to terrace farming, contour farming is one of the most sustainable and beneficial farming methods to improve soil fertility, increase soil filtration and control erosion.
Contour Farming
The Importance of Soil Health
Every farmer knows that it’s just as important to tend to the health of the soil as it is to the growth of the crops. Fortunately, there are many proven ways to do exactly that.
The Importance of Soil Health
A Bronx School Garden Program
A hydroponic farm in the Bronx is growing healthy vegetables…and a healthy new generation.
A Bronx School Garden Program
Blueberries
Fresh produce year-round was once a fairytale, but the global cold chain makes it possible to get blueberries in the dead of winter.
Blueberries
Almond Demand
Almonds are a nutrition powerhouse. They’re also an in-demand snack for consumers and ingredient for manufacturers. That’s prompting changes in how and where they’re farmed.
Almond Demand
Why Land Matters
A changing climate will also change what crops can grow in which regions and what their yields will be. This is going to have an impact, especially in food-insecure parts of the world.
Why Land MattersExplore these Topic Areas
Climate Smart Agriculture
Sustainable agriculture practices, some brand new and some traditional, are helping farmers meet their mission of feeding the world, now and for the future.
Climate Smart Agriculture
Technology and Precision Agriculture
Farming is undergoing a technological revolution. From AI to precision agriculture, farmers now enjoy a range of new solutions that increase yield, sustainability, and profitability.
Technology and Precision Agriculture
Pests and Threats
Farmers must deal with uncertainty, but there are two things they can count on: pests and other threats to the harvest. See how technology is always evolving to help farmers bring in healthy harvests.
Pests and Threats
Food Systems
Nature depends on food chains that link all living beings together. Humans have created complicated food systems that work in harmony with the natural world.
Food Systems
Business of Farming
The change happening in farming has led farmers to devote more time to business. The entire agriculture segment is asking more of farmers every day, leading to more opportunities and the need for continuing education.
Business of Farming
Outlook
Agriculture is complex, and the issues it faces range from weather to technology—and everything in between. Read on to explore some of the most important matters impacting farmers and the whole agriculture segment.
Outlook
