Reading about the recent round of layoffs at John Deere’s Ottumwa plant got me thinking about the future of farming and the ...

The Exchange, on Seed Savers’ website, pairs the people who save heirlooms with those who want them, all for the price of ...

Rising temperatures in the soil layer, longer droughts and earlier frosts undermine the viability and longevity of seeds.

“We have to be thinking about these complex ecological systems, not just the seed health, to be good stewards of conservation.” After the screening, each sample is carefully dried, sealed and ...

But also in the spotlight: Sen. Joni Ernst (R., Iowa), whose support the Trump transition team views as crucial. Ernst, a former Army National Guard commander, endured a torrent of criticism from ...

“Top DOGE” Sen. Joni Ernst is calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to cease awarding new grants until President-elect Donald Trump’s administration sets up new leadership.

Plant communities have a secret “trust fund” buried underground: the soil seed bank. The soil seed bank is a natural reserve of seeds in the soil. Plants drop seeds that lie dormant ...

FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, the leader of the Senate Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus, is hoping to take on the centralization of the federal workforce in the ...