Agriculture underwent a dramatic transformation after 1950. Farming became industrialized, and governments and corporations, for the most part, dictated what crops would be grown and where they could be sold. The stereotypical independent farmer,...

After their emergence as a distinct realm of professional scientific research in the nineteenth century, the agricultural sciences continued their impact in the first half of the twentieth century. Led by developments in genetics, animal nutrition,...

During the nineteenth century the agricultural sciences flourished in the Western world. When the century began there was not one person who devoted a career to the scientific investigation of agriculture; by the century's end, however, at...

Agricultural science is a broad multidisciplinary field that encompasses the parts of exact, natural, economic and social sciences that are used in the practice and understanding of agriculture. (Veterinary science, but not animal science, is often...

There’s an expression to describe cowboy poseurs: “All hat, no cattle.” They’ve got the twang down, but nothing else. Flip it around and get Kim Miller’s students at Mission Viejo High. On a farm tucked at the north end of campus, 100 yards from the...

Dow Chemical Co. said Thursday its profit fell 21.3 percent in the third quarter due to changes in German tax laws, higher domestic tax rates and charges for research and development.The chemical manufacturer posted net income after paying preferred dividends of $403 million, or 42...

Even as farmers across Wisconsin leave the agricultural industry, the volume of crops they produce keeps growing dramatically, according to a report.There are 50,000 fewer farmers and 23 percent less farmland in Wisconsin than in 1970, but yields of milk, corn and soybeans are up...

Dow Chemical Co. said Thursday its second-quarter profit edged up 2 percent as international growth offset weakness in the North American housing and automotive sectors and the effect of rising petroleum prices on its plastics business. Its shares fell nearly 5 percent.Net income rose to...