A backyard garden can turn into a steady source of fresh food when the right crops enter the soil. Some vegetables deliver ...

Cary Fowler was enjoying a comfortable retirement at his country home in New York. The food activist, who's in his 70s, already has shelves full of prestigious awards honoring his efforts to preserve ...

Rising competition for many of the world's important crops is sending increasing amounts toward uses other than directly feeding people. These competing uses include making biofuels; converting crops ...

Some farmers say the winter's snow protected the crop while others say they lost strawberries to the spring's freeze.

Climate change is threatening modern life in ways we are still finding, from food security to the economy to everyday living. It has been labeled a “threat multiplier” for its potential to complicate ...

India, June 9 -- Downy mildew is a destructive plant disease caused by fungus-like organisms that infect leaves and reduce ...