FAO's new CropSuit app integrates soil data, climate metrics, and topography to help smallholders select resilient crops, maximizing yields while curbing fertilizer waste.

USDA staffing cuts in 2025 have left county-level service offices understaffed, according to an analysis of federal data from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition.

Across the country, winter wheat harvest is underway. According to the latest USDA Crop Progress report, farmers in 14 of the nation’s top 18 winter wheat-growing states had reached a wide range of harvest progress by June 28