Sadly, genes added, deleted, or modified by methods that do not disturb the remainder of the genome are subjected to massive opposition by anti-GMO camps.

While it’s good to grow heritage crops, the real solution to adapting crops to a changing climate is to protect and preserve the lands where the world’s important crops originated.

Someday we may see a farmer grinding field-strewn rocks into powder for a soil additive, and getting paid for it by some carbon credit program.

Scientists who work on plant communication justify their work as trying to discover new ways to enhance yield and/or put less demands on the environment.

Huge solar projects are in the works across the U.S. and the world, but as we learn more, some serious drawbacks are beginning to become apparent.

What happens when a state or country forces organic production on all of its farmers? There are a couple of examples in recent history.

Should the U.S. retire the Minutemen missiles and silos? This writer says yes, particularly for the sake of American food production.

Norman Borlaug is rightly credited as the father of the Green Revolution that saved a billion lives, but plant-breeder Orville Vogel, is the grandfather.

In the past 30 years, China has achieved dramatic results in agriculture, science and technology, much of it due to stolen technology from the U.S.

There are 18,000 digital coin programs worldwide using blockchains to secure transactions. and all together, these data centers’ use of electricity and cooling water is tremendous.