Technology is transforming agriculture, creating high-tech, high-paying jobs and attracting a diverse workforce to farming.

Dairy cows wear their ear tags while eating feed at Vale Wood Farms in Loretto. Mirror photo by Colette Costlow About 4,000 farms operate in Blair, Bedford, Cambria, Clearfield, Centre and Huntingdon ...

Thad Becker uses precision agriculture to harvest soybeans Oct. 7 in Mexico, Mo. He’s spent thousands of dollars on high-tech farming tools that help him make farm management decisions, “We fixed so ...

Food security, climate change, global health: Agriculture is where the world’s most serious challenges collide. As the global population grows, farms must produce 60 percent more food by 2050, but ...

New farming technology can help farmers be more efficient and maximize crop yields. But as Jana Rose Schleis reports, keeping up with the evolving technology can be useful but costly.

Precision agriculture is really hitting its stride in 2026. It’s not just about fancy GPS anymore; it’s about using data to ...

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn., Dec. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- DigiKey, the leading global electronic components and automation products distributor, announced the release of season 4 of its informative "Farm ...

Manitowoc County farmers gathered to share research and technology for soil and water conservation. New tools discussed included adaptive irrigation, prairie strips and reduced-tillage practices. The ...

At dawn in a village field, a farmer bends to the soil and runs it through his fingers. It is dark, soft, alive. There is no smell of chemicals, no white residue on the leaves. What grows here is not ...

Dairy cows wear their ear tags while eating feed at Vale Wood Farms in Loretto. Mirror photo by Colette Costlow About 4,000 farms operate in Blair, Bedford, Cambria, Clearfield, Centre and Huntingdon ...