When it comes to no-till planting, the key is to minimize the soil and residue disturbance.

Conditions in the U.S., the biggest wheat exporter, are improving after snowstorms increased soil moisture following the worst drought since the 1930s Dust Bowl, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

What are the implications of the 2012 drought for nutrient management in 2013?

Harris-Mann Climatology has discovered a long-term climate cycle to the current severe drought in the central U.S. and sees higher grain and soybean prices later in 2013.

Some Prince Edward Island farmers are arguing for changes in agriculture practice to prevent the Island's top soil from literally blowing away.

Droughts can severely limit crop growth, causing yearly losses of around $8 billion in the United States.

Plants can adapt to extreme shifts in water availability, such as drought and flooding, but their ability to withstand these extreme patterns will be tested by future climate change, according to a study by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and their cooperators.