Cash-strapped farms are growing a new crop: Solar panels
Some of the best places to grow crops look ripe for solar power. ... Read More
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Canadian farmers have a plan for tackling climate change
Farmers are using techniques to cut down on emissions and help their crops weather tougher conditions. ... Read More
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Climate change is making it harder to be a young farmer
“We have less options to work with, so we have to get more creative.” ... Read More
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Gulf shrimpers fight for their livelihoods in a fertilizer-fueled dead zone
“When the dead zone comes, it just kills everything.” ... Read More
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Waiter, there’s a climate surcharge in my soup
A new initiative will use haute cuisine to fund carbon sequestration. ... Read More
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Ohio officials know how to stop Lake Erie from turning toxic, but no one will do it
Voluntary fixes for the growing — and global — hazardous algae problem aren’t working. ... Read More
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Agriculture & Food, Ecosystems, Wildlife & Biodiversity, Water Quality & Water Pollution
Small farmers feel left out amid a boom in African fertilizer production
Africa is turning a corner toward producing more fertilizer locally. ... Read More
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Fertilizer feeds humanity — and it’s destroying the Gulf of Mexico
Can cover crops could help stop the fish-killing dead zone? ... Read More
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Agriculture & Food, Ecosystems, Wildlife & Biodiversity, Water Quality & Water Pollution
The next big leap for fake meat
To give animal-based protein a run for its money, plant-based and lab-grown ‘meats’ will need help from a surprising place. ... Read More
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'To achieve the SDGs in a warming climate we will have to change how we produce our food'
Are you reading this with a cup of coffee? A piece of chocolate? Or maybe a protein bar with nuts and puffed rice? And if the answer is yes, then have you considered the whole back story that the coffee or cocoa bean, nut and grain carries with it before reaching your cup or... Read More