The term precision agriculture emerged when yield monitoring was first invented and brought to market. GPS receivers were added to map the sources of the yields, which began to make it possible to ...

This map plots the center of origin and primary region of diversity for 151 different crops. (Some crops, like wheat, have more than one primary region of diversity.) The Royal Society hide caption ...

Crop variety development has evolved over time, and currently, agricultural biotechnology is a leading approach, with some controversy and many benefits for society.

Farming didn t emerge in the Andes due to crisis or scarcity it was a savvy and resilient evolution. Ancient diets remained ...

The origin of agriculture at the Yumin site occurred later than a significant increase in precipitation during the early Holocene but coincided with a substantial rise in vegetation around 8.4 ka.

An online data- and image bank describing more than 7,000 vintage photographs produced by the Department of Agriculture to document farming in New Jersey from the late 19th century through the ...