Agriculture

Spring and early summer is the nation's season of risk for conceiving a child with birth defects, a new study finds.

Tens of thousands of small farms were created since 2002, according to new data from the Census of Agriculture.

Any questions about whether the Obama administration views global warming seriously were answered today.

Study finds human hair can work as fertilizer for slow-growing plants.

Bulk of wine's carbon footprint comes through transportation methods.

Residues of milk fat found in pottery extends history of milk.

Records show years following eruption in Peru were very cold, agriculture impacted.

Dust storms in the 1930s made the drought ever worse.

A "silent tsunami" of hunger is sweeping the world's most desperate nations.

Science may be able to address the global food shortage.