The city of Alto Hospicio, in Chile’s Atacama Desert, is one of the driest places on Earth. And yet its population of 140,000 ...

At more than 5,000 feet elevation, Lotspeich Family Farm in rural Deeth, Nevada, boasts a surprising variety of produce for ...

"Sweet Pea Queen" Marryn Mathis, the owner of The Farmhouse Flower Farm, has written a beautiful new book to share her ...

When Foss decided to start making tequila, he took a slightly different route from the traditional process. Suavecito Tequila stands apart as it comes from mountain-grown highlands agave. All of ...

Think your garden is too small for fruit trees? If there are six to eight hours of good sunlight, you can successfully grow a wide variety of fruit trees in ...

The acid growth theory states that the auxin-induced acidification of plant cell walls causes their expansion. A model now suggests that excessive acidification leads to growth inhibition ...

and Mahindra have taken into contract farming for a variety of crops. — Several agricultural and horticultural crops, including tomatoes, potatoes, onions, chillies, baby corn, wheat, basmati rice, ...

A community meeting will take place in Co. Kildare later this month to discuss plans for a new biogas plant in the area. The meeting will take place at Clanard Court Hotel in Athy from 2pm to 7pm on ...

Now is a good month to plant early potatoes and sow hardier veg like beetroot direct outdoors. Hardy annuals such as cornflowers and poppies can also now be sown direct outside, where they are to ...

These organisms break down chemicals known as root exudates released by the plants, producing nutrients that the plants can use, but also making methane in the process. To learn more about factors ...

attendees will gain insights into cutting-edge developments shaping modern farming. Layne Ellen Harris PhD, owner and research consultant at foresight agronomics, with a PhD in plant molecular ...

For an earlier show of flowers, sow sweet peas and cosmos indoors, ready to plant seedlings outdoors in spring. This time of year is also perfect for planting bare-root trees and shrubs, saving money ...