Agriculture(Page 7)

The latest on what's growing and what's faltering across the world's farms—and the resources they use to keep running.

Latest in Agriculture

The First Drug Made by Genetically Modified Plants is Approved for Human Use by the FDA
Environment

The First Drug Made by Genetically Modified Plants is Approved for Human Use by the FDA

By Clay Dillow

Enviropig, the Genetically Engineered Eco-Friendly Pork, Is Off the Table
Technology

Enviropig, the Genetically Engineered Eco-Friendly Pork, Is Off the Table

By Rebecca Boyle

How Pigs on Antibiotics Are Making Superbugs Stronger
Science

How Pigs on Antibiotics Are Making Superbugs Stronger

By Rebecca Boyle

Building a Vertical Farm in an Old Chicago Meatpacking Plant
Environment

Building a Vertical Farm in an Old Chicago Meatpacking Plant

By Julie Beck

New Shrimp Farming Technique Yields Record Hauls of Jumbo Shrimp from Minimal Water
Environment

New Shrimp Farming Technique Yields Record Hauls of Jumbo Shrimp from Minimal Water

By Clay Dillow

Crop Circles
Environment

Creating Crop Circles With Lasers and Microwaves

By Rebecca Boyle

USDA Won’t Regulate Genetically Modified Grass, Sparking Superweed Worries
Environment

USDA Won’t Regulate Genetically Modified Grass, Sparking Superweed Worries

By Rebecca Boyle

Atomic Gardens, the Biotechnology of the Past, Can Teach Lessons About the Future of Farming
Environment

Atomic Gardens, the Biotechnology of the Past, Can Teach Lessons About the Future of Farming

By Rebecca Boyle

mars colony
Science

Plants Can Survive the Radioactive Soils of Chernobyl, Widening Options For Space Farming

By Clay Dillow

One Billion Hectares Worldwide Have Now Been Planted With Genetically Modified Crops
Environment

One Billion Hectares Worldwide Have Now Been Planted With Genetically Modified Crops

By Rebecca Boyle

Soybeans in Automated Greenhouse
Environment

How To Genetically Modify a Seed, Step By Step

By Rebecca Boyle

The Second Green Revolution: An Alliance of Organic Farmers and Genetic Engineers
Environment

The Second Green Revolution: An Alliance of Organic Farmers and Genetic Engineers

By Frederick Kaufman

Vatican Praises Genetically Modified Crops, While U.S. Judge Orders Their Destruction
Environment

Vatican Praises Genetically Modified Crops, While U.S. Judge Orders Their Destruction

By Rebecca Boyle

How Science Is Changing Your Thanksgiving Feast
Environment

How Science Is Changing Your Thanksgiving Feast

By Rebecca Boyle

In Twenty Years Chocolate Will Be A Rare Delicacy
Environment

In Twenty Years Chocolate Will Be A Rare Delicacy

By Rebecca Boyle

Enviropig: A Bioengineered Pig That Excretes Fewer Pollutants
Environment

Enviropig: A Bioengineered Pig That Excretes Fewer Pollutants

By Bjorn Carey

Better Tomatoes Via a Fertilizer of…Human Urine?
Environment

Better Tomatoes Via a Fertilizer of…Human Urine?

By Rebecca Boyle