Populations of animals and plants separated by even thousands of miles can rise and fall together driven by ecological ...

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The South Dakota State University Plant Diagnostic Clinic helps producers, gardeners and homeowners assess possible diseases ...

Corn leafhoppers, invasive herbivorous insects, are capable of spreading the pathogenic corn stunt disease. David Kerns, an extension entomologist with Texas A&M AgriLife, reported in an April 1 ...

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Farmers in dozens of countries have embraced crops genetically engineered to produce proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt ...

A new study cracks the code for increasing sustainability of the pest-killing proteins in genetically engineered crops.

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For years a textile mill gave farmers its sewage sludge as free fertilizer. Today the land is full of “forever chemicals.” ...

One solution to low prices is producing more bushels. Take a minute to think through some of the best management practices ...