The episode unfolding in central Assam, India, begins with ordinary labor and an unexpected interruption. In a paddy field near the Kopili River in Nagaon district, workers using an excavator to cut ...

CHANGSHA -- Paddy-field remains dating back over 8,000 years have been discovered in Central China's Hunan province, according to the provincial cultural relics and archaeology research institute. The ...

Farmers' debt could spiral after cyclone hits rice growing Cyclone kills 643, affects 1.8 million farming families Food inflation could double in coming months Government offers compensation to help ...

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The Healthy Soils Program (HSP) Incentive Grant, offered by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), provides funding to farmers and ranchers in California to implement soil ...

We often think of plastic pollution as a problem of oceans and seabirds. But beneath our feet, in the quiet dark of agricultural soils, a new kind of contamination is unfolding—one with profound ...

Ananya Das and Kshiti Kangovi, Texas A&M University Class of 2026, are on a mission to help solve the global problem of water scarcity and inequity impacting millions of farmers and communities. Their ...

Background: In order to ensure food security, China is actively carrying out conversion of nongrain cultivated land to paddy field. Therefore, it is very necessary to investigate the influence of this ...

LIMA — Through its regenerative farm, The Ohio State University-Lima has been at the forefront when it comes to research into best practices for soil and water management in agriculture. On Thursday, ...

LIMA — Ohio State-Lima and Allen Soil and Water Conservation District will host Soil Health and Water Management Field Day on Thursday, Aug. 28 on the school’s campus, 4240 Campus Drive, Lima. The day ...