Farm equipment makers and tech firms are pouring billions into automation and artificial intelligence to improve the efficiency of farms and minimize environmental impact.

Scott Bedlington is third generation on this farm in northwestern Washington, an hour and a half north of Seattle. This is a seed quarantine area; the county can only grow seed potatoes. “If you grow ...

During the 1950s, roughly 15 percent of the U.S. population was involved in farming. Today that number has excessively dropped to only 2 percent yet American farmers still feed 98 percent of the U.S.

Grant Norwood has done field trials with sensors, hardware, and biological startups. And he’s proud to be part of the network he says is “where inventors meet farmers to solve agriculture’s problems.” ...

When a new variety of potato called the Caribou Russet was released in 2015, it became the top seed potato variety planted in Maine. Developing a new potato variety typically takes 10 to 12 years. The ...

According to a profile by Phys.org, farmer Alex Maere survived the destruction caused by Cyclone Freddy in 2023, but his farm ...

BOARDMAN — Efficiency is the name of the game in farming these days. Greg Harris, manager of Threemile Canyon Farms in Morrow County, said many of their decisions come down to efficiency. Threemile ...

Potatoes are a critical piece of the country’s economic puzzle. Growing in significance and demand, these tubers provide a steady income for smallholder farmers and drive local economies.From villages ...

Looking back to the early and mid-20th century, it’s striking how familiar the challenges of potato growing still feel today.