Traditional plow-based agricultural methods and the need to feed a rapidly growing world population are combining to deplete the Earth's soil supply, a new study confirms. In fact, long-established ...

The study, published on Friday in the journal Science, shows that common agricultural practices — such as deep plowing and the use of heavy machinery — can severely disrupt the soil's natural ...

It’s been six years since John Duarte set out to grow wheat on 500 acres south of Red Bluff. But no crop has been harvested since he planted wheat in 2012. Only weeds grow on the 450-acre plot ...

A farmer faces trial in federal court this summer and a $2.8 million fine for failing to get a permit to plow his field and plant wheat in Tehama County. A lawyer for Duarte Nursery said the case is ...

After kissing his three children good-night this spring, Aaron Newell settled in to binge-watch the “Avengers” movies ahead of the franchise’s new theater release, “Avengers: Endgame.” Mr. Newell’s ...

A California farmer wheat farmer faces up to $35 million in fines for violating federal wetlands regulations. But it's unclear whether the law in question was supposed to apply to him, and the rules ...

A California farmer agreed Tuesday to pay $1.1 million for plowing federally protected wetlands on his wheat field, according to the Department of Justice. This ends a five-year legal battle over the ...

MERCED, Calif. (AP) -- Heavy storms have dealt some California cotton farmers a setback as they race to meet the deadline to plow down fields after a bumper crop. The Merced Sun-Star reports that ...