Scientists have analyzed crop yields of more than 1,500 fields on six continents, and found that production worldwide of important, nutritionally dense foods such as fruits, vegetables, nuts and ...

It’s been a rocky start to the 2024 growing season for many corn growers, with some parts of the Corn Belt enduring persistent rainfall, wind and hail. Those weather factors, along with rising ...

NAPERVILLE, Illinois, June 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Crop Watch corn fields have notched their third consecutive week of improved health ratings, though some areas still need heat and sun for the crop ...

As the world's native bee populations are declining, crop production requiring pollinators increasingly relies on commercial pollination services. In the U.S., the beekeeping industry is in great ...

Rutgers researchers detected inadequate pollination in 25 crop species, including sunflowers. More frequent visitation from bees like this Melissodes trinodis could reduce roughly two-thirds of ...