Tag: agriculture
Studying circadian rhythms in plants and their pathogens might lead to...
Hua Lu, University of Maryland, Baltimore County and Linda Wiratan, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
At dusk, the leaves of the tamarind tree close, waiting...
To restore our soils, feed the microbes
Matthew Wallenstein, Colorado State University
Our soils are in trouble. Over the past century, we’ve abused them with plowing, tilling and too much fertilizer.
What...
Court ruling is a first step toward controlling air pollution from...
Martin C. Heller, University of Michigan; JB Ruhl, Vanderbilt University, and Sacoby Wilson, University of Maryland
Editor’s note: Most livestock farming in industrialized...
Why farmers and ranchers think the EPA Clean Water Rule goes...
Reagan Waskom, Colorado State University and David J. Cooper, Colorado State University
President Trump issued an executive order Feb. 28 directing federal...
How Trump’s deportation plan threatens America’s food and wine supply
Justine Vanden Heuvel, Cornell University and Mary Jo Dudley, Cornell University
Mass deportations of up to three million undocumented immigrants are expected to begin in...
Trump’s immigration policy would push legal US workers down the occupational...
Peter Dixon, Victoria University and Maureen Rimmer, Victoria University
US President-elect Donald Trump has proposed deporting millions of undocumented immigrants, which proved appealing to large...
Cuba’s sustainable agriculture at risk in U.S. thaw
Miguel Altieri, University of California, Berkeley
President Obama’s trip to Cuba this week accelerated the warming of U.S.-Cuban relations. Many people in both countries believe...
Cheap milk is a global phenomenon – so don’t blame the...
John Lingard, Newcastle University
British dairy farmers are once again protesting over the low prices on offer for their milk. They worry that too many...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...
Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison
