On an early spring morning, a verdant field is flail-mowed at the Center for Arkansas Farms and Food. The vegetation growing there is a winter cover crop mix that has blanketed the earth throughout ...
Tension: We crave sustainable agriculture to secure our collective future, yet many of us still cling to old-school methods out of fear of economic and cultural upheaval. Noise: Media simplifications ...
Visitors at the Stratford Ecological Center in Delaware, Ohio learn how agro-forestry, cover crops, pasture-raised livestock and soil health practices can help end the climate crisis. Credit: (Raul ...
WAUNAKEE, Wis. (WKOW) — Madison is surrounded by several lakes that provide life and shape the city to what it is today. But an important part of what makes the lakes so beautiful starts on land. Just ...
Humans have physically reconfigured half of the world’s land to grow just eight staple crops: maize (corn), soy, wheat, rice, cassava, sorghum, sweet potato and potato. They account for the vast ...
Flint McGrath didn’t grow up on a farm, but memories of enjoying fresh eggs and goat milk from his childhood home have sparked a desire to explore farming. “The excitement of springtime and planting ...
The Plant's vertical farming techniques don't require chemical fertilizers. Get the scoop on some hot-topic environmental current events — including a repurposed plant in Chicago using sustainable ...
BIRDSNEST, Va. — It gives farm-to-table a new meaning. “I do sometimes eat it directly out of the ground without washing it!” farmer Thelonius Cook laughed. On a sweltering May afternoon, the summer ...
The global battle for food sustainability has never been more critical than it is today. As we face mounting challenges from climate change, population growth, and environmental degradation, nations ...
The strong environmental, economic and social case for sustainable farming looks set to spur future M&A in Europe’s agricultural sector M&A in the agricultural sector received a boost in the first ...