Agricultural research news. From fertilizers and organic farming to maximizing crops and hybridization, read about advancements in agriculture.

• Listening to chickens could improve poultry production
• Plant growth without light control
• Tiny plants could cut costs, shrink environmental footprint
• Animal disease research misses the human perspective, say researchers
• First ever record of insect pollination from 100 million years ago
• Steelhead trout lose out when water is low in wine country