The view of the corn crop from the road this year looks good. Fields have lush green corn plants and even stands, which is why farmers had high hopes for bin-busting yields. But as farmers wade into ...

A study by the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) has highlighted the impact Varroa mites will have on crop pollination ...

Crop Tour is a fact-finding mission with a goal of getting a strong, objective view of corn yield potential from one big field across the seven states we sample during the third full week of August.

Pollination underpins the reproductive success of many crop species, directly influencing fruit and seed set, yield quality and overall agricultural productivity. Insect visitors such as bees, flies ...

Pollination by animals contributes to a third of global food production, but little research has been done into the extent to which the identity of pollinators, pollen and crop varieties influence ...

Rutgers researchers detected inadequate pollination in 25 crop species, including sunflowers. More frequent visitation from bees like this Melissodes trinodis could reduce roughly two-thirds of ...

Photo Credit: iStock A growing dependence on managed honeybee hives may be softening the agricultural effects of wild ...

American beekeepers lost roughly 1.7 million commercially managed honeybee colonies between the summer of 2024 and the spring of 2025, a die-off that wiped out more than 60% of the nation’s commercial ...

Iowa crops continue to progress under generally favorable conditions as corn enters the pollination stage, according to the ...

Accessing affordable fruit and vegetables is a significant challenge for the 1.2 million UK residents living in what are known as “food deserts”. People in these neighbourhoods are unable to purchase ...