In a bid to optimize agricultural practices and increase crop efficiency, the Hedong district of Linyi city – located in East China's Shandong province – has wholeheartedly embraced cutting-edge ...

From 9 to 5, Terry Ellis works as an engineer for defense contractor Northrop-Grumman in San Diego. At night, and on weekends, he’s a serious sourdough bread baker—and an aspiring grain farmer. Expand ...

A study examines the efficiency of using vertical farming methods to grow wheat. Wheat accounts for approximately 20% of the calories and proteins in the typical human diet. However, wheat yields are ...

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Wheat being harvested in an open field. It could be a thing of the past someday. Photo: Christopher Furlong (Getty Images) For years, vertical farming has captured headlines, including on this very ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. - Unlike its cousin spring wheat, winter wheat depends upon cold, winter weather for survival. "For most of us wheat is wheat; however there is a distinct difference between spring and ...