Tag: agriculture
Soil carbon is a valuable resource, but all soil carbon is...
Jocelyn Lavallee, Colorado State University and Francesca Cotrufo, Colorado State University
Human society is literally built on soil. It feeds the world and produces vital...
Modern tomatoes are very different from their wild ancestors – and...
Hamid Razifard, University of Massachusetts Amherst and Ana Caicedo, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Young California ranchers are finding new ways to raise livestock and...
Kate Munden-Dixon, Indiana University and Leslie Roche, University of California, Davis
As California contends with drought, wildfires and other impacts of climate change, a small...
What role do assets play in understanding rural poverty?
Dan Brockington, University of Sheffield
One of the clearest trends in wealth and poverty in Tanzania is shown by the slow decline in rural poverty...
Christmas tree shopping is harder than ever, thanks to climate change...
James Robert Farmer, Indiana University
If you’re shopping for a live Christmas tree this year, you may have to search harder than in the past....
Christmas tree shopping is harder than ever, thanks to climate change...
James Robert Farmer, Indiana University
If you’re shopping for a live Christmas tree this year, you may have to search harder than in the past....
Monsanto wins $7.7b lawsuit in Brazil – but farmers’ fight to...
Karine Eliane Peschard, Graduate Institute – Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement (IHEID)
A Brazilian appeals court has decided in favor of Monsanto,...
Iowa’s farmers – and American eaters – need a national discussion...
Lisa Schulte Moore, Iowa State University
Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses bring the state a lot of political attention during presidential election cycles. But in my view,...
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
