What phenomenon enabled the demographic growth of Bantu farmers in Africa and led to their genetic differentiation from the Pygmy hunter-gatherer communities? Up to now, scientists thought that the ...

After 200,000 years of hunting and gathering, a history-defining decision was made. Starting roughly 12,000 years ago, at least seven different groups of humans independently began to settle down and ...

Throughout human history, our relationship with the soil has affected our ability to cultivate crops and influenced the success of civilizations. This relationship between humans, the earth, and food ...

WATSONVILLE >> Known for its fertile soil farmed for generations by waves of immigrant communities, the small Central Coast city of Watsonville is readying to celebrate 150 years since its ...

Emblazoned across the storefront in the desert of Coachella was an enticing advertisement, “Earliest Fruit and Vegetable Land in California – the Home of the Early Grape and Cantaloupe. Flowing ...

The question, “How has science shaped agriculture?” generates as many differing opinions as there are methods of farming. Opinions range from “Only with advanced technology developed through science ...

In a Monday press release, MU Extension Youth Program Associate Shannon Walton announced the MU Extension Youth Board will meet Jan. 5 at the Callaway County Historical Society Research Center, 106 E.

Guåhan Sustainable Culture will launch an event featuring the history of farming and agriculture on Guam at 10 a.m. on Jan. 30. Titled Ginen I Gualo’, the project will include a historical overview, ...

HBCU is an acronym used to describe Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Although this description was not formally adopted by the U.S. Department of Education until 1965, such institutions ...

When people talk about China’s agricultural reform, they would say the reform started with the opening of the 3rd Plenary Session of the 11th CPC Central Committee held at the end of 1978. No matter ...