Agriculture(Page 6)

The latest on what's growing and what's faltering across the world's farms—and the resources they use to keep running.

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Blue Agave
Environment

For the booze business, going green is a matter of survival

By Eleanor Cummins

Cow poop could help us make clean(er) energy
Environment

Cow poop could help us make clean(er) energy

By Marlene Cimons

Scientists are trying to figure out where the heck horses came from
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Scientists are trying to figure out where the heck horses came from

By Jan Hoole/The Conversation

Bats help grow our crops, but climate change has them on the move
Environment

Bats help grow our crops, but climate change has them on the move

By Marlene Cimons

Americans used to eat pigeon all the time—and it could be making a comeback
Environment

Americans used to eat pigeon all the time—and it could be making a comeback

By Eleanor Cummins

Scientists are speed breeding plants in a race to beat climate change
Environment

Scientists are speed breeding plants in a race to beat climate change

By Marlene Cimons

We spend most of the year eating really, really old apples. Why do they taste so good?
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We spend most of the year eating really, really old apples. Why do they taste so good?

By Sara Chodosh

If we all stopped eating beef, what would happen to the land?
Environment

If we all stopped eating beef, what would happen to the land?

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Bee sits on yellow flower.
Environment

Want to help the bees? Keep these out of your garden.

By Ellen Airhart

To fight antibiotic resistance, we need higher taxes—or fewer meat eaters
Environment

To fight antibiotic resistance, we need higher taxes—or fewer meat eaters

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

To save the planet, scientists figured out how to fix cow farts
Environment

To save the planet, scientists figured out how to fix cow farts

By Marlene Cimons

aerial crop art keystone pipeline
Environment

This land is (still) their land. Meet the Nebraskan farmers fighting Keystone XL

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

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Environment

The truth about cat and dog food

By Marlene Cimons

Climate change is making our favorite carbs less nutritious
Environment

Climate change is making our favorite carbs less nutritious

By Marlene Cimons

Discarded oyster shells can help us grow food, make cement, and fight climate change
Environment

Discarded oyster shells can help us grow food, make cement, and fight climate change

By Marlene Cimons

Commercial agriculture is preventing wildfires—and that’s not good news
Environment

Commercial agriculture is preventing wildfires—and that’s not good news

By Kate Baggaley

Replacing beef with beans could save the planet, because people farts are better than cow farts
Environment

Replacing beef with beans could save the planet, because people farts are better than cow farts

By Marlene Cimons

Scientists tracked chickens and found they have their own daily routines, just like us
Environment

Scientists tracked chickens and found they have their own daily routines, just like us

By Sarah Fecht

Cage-free chickens keep winding up with broken bones, and scientists are looking for a solution
Environment

Cage-free chickens keep winding up with broken bones, and scientists are looking for a solution

By Sarah Fecht

Fertilizer has saved billions of lives, but it also has a dark side
Environment

Fertilizer has saved billions of lives, but it also has a dark side

By Paul Offit

We need to protect the world’s soil before it’s too late
Environment

We need to protect the world’s soil before it’s too late

By Paul Bogard

The almond milk craze could be bad news for bees
Environment

The almond milk craze could be bad news for bees

By Rachel Feltman

The Sahara
Environment

The Sahara Desert used to be green and lush. Then humans showed up.

By Jeremy Deaton

Why preserving wild spaces is important to agriculture
Environment

Why preserving wild spaces is important to agriculture

By Rob Dunn

Ancient humans farmed the Amazon too
Environment

Ancient humans farmed the Amazon too

By Mary Beth Griggs

Half of your bread’s environmental impact comes from fertilizer
Environment

Half of your bread’s environmental impact comes from fertilizer

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Middle Eastern seed bank re-deposits backups into Svalbard’s doomsday vault
Environment

Middle Eastern seed bank re-deposits backups into Svalbard’s doomsday vault

By Mary Beth Griggs

NASA bets the farm on the long-term viability of space agriculture
Environment

NASA bets the farm on the long-term viability of space agriculture

By Eleanor Cummins

How to make eggs without any chickens
Environment

How to make eggs without any chickens

By Jason Lederman

Scientists finally figured out how to make tomatoes taste good again
Technology

Scientists finally figured out how to make tomatoes taste good again

By Mary Beth Griggs

badlands national park
Environment

What we actually lose when the USDA and EPA can’t talk to the public

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Climate change threatens American agriculture
Environment

Climate change threatens American agriculture

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Road
Environment

How to use big data to avoid building highways to hell

By Marlene Cimons

Bacteria resistant to a last-resort drug showed up on a US pig farm
Environment

Bacteria resistant to a last-resort drug showed up on a US pig farm

By Kate Baggaley

Could underwater farming feed the world?
Environment

Could underwater farming feed the world?

By Jeremy Deaton

Scientists tweak plant genes to enhance photosynthesis and increase crop yields
Environment

Scientists tweak plant genes to enhance photosynthesis and increase crop yields

By Peter Hess

Biopesticides at organic farm
Environment

Farmers Are Using Bees To Spread Nature’s Own Pesticides

By Brooke Borel for bioGraphic

CRISPR-Modified Corn May Soon Be Ready For Market
Health

CRISPR-Modified Corn May Soon Be Ready For Market

By Alexandra Ossola

Autonomous Tractor Concept Takes The Farmers Out Of Farming
Environment

Autonomous Tractor Concept Takes The Farmers Out Of Farming

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Ants Have Been Farming Fungi Since The Dinosaurs Died Out
Environment

Ants Have Been Farming Fungi Since The Dinosaurs Died Out

By Kate Baggaley

Gene Editing Makes Cows Without Horns
Environment

Gene Editing Makes Cows Without Horns

By Charles Q. Choi

The Problem with GMO Labeling
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The Problem with GMO Labeling

By Daniel Grushkin

Chinese Factory Will Make Cloned Beef On A Massive Scale
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Chinese Factory Will Make Cloned Beef On A Massive Scale

By Alexandra Ossola

Farm Robot Learns What Weeds Look Like, Smashes Them
Environment

Farm Robot Learns What Weeds Look Like, Smashes Them

By Dave Gershgorn

Let The Robots And iPhones Tend The Crops
Environment

Let The Robots And iPhones Tend The Crops

The Wikipedia Of Farming Is Here
Environment

The Wikipedia Of Farming Is Here

By Kevin Gray

How We’ll Grow Food In The Future
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How We’ll Grow Food In The Future

By Kevin Gray

You Can Go To Jail For Doing Citizen Science In Wyoming
Environment

You Can Go To Jail For Doing Citizen Science In Wyoming

By Mary Beth Griggs

In A Face-To-Face GMO Debate, The “For” Side Wins
Environment

In A Face-To-Face GMO Debate, The “For” Side Wins

By Francie Diep

USDA Approves A Genetically Modified Potato With Possible Health Benefits
Technology

USDA Approves A Genetically Modified Potato With Possible Health Benefits

By Francie Diep

Unleashing An Epidemic To Kill The Tumbleweeds
Environment

Unleashing An Epidemic To Kill The Tumbleweeds

By Francie Diep

Crops Grow On Fake Moon And Mars Soil
Science

Crops Grow On Fake Moon And Mars Soil

By Sarah Fecht

The Week In Drones: Lollapalooza Lollygaggers, Archaeology Aids, And More
Technology

The Week In Drones: Lollapalooza Lollygaggers, Archaeology Aids, And More

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Can Biohackers Succeed At Making ‘Real Vegan Cheese’?
Environment

Can Biohackers Succeed At Making ‘Real Vegan Cheese’?

By Emily Gertz

Pest In Brazil Has Evolved Resistance Against GMO Corn
Environment

Pest In Brazil Has Evolved Resistance Against GMO Corn

By Francie Diep

GMO Facts: 10 Common GMO Claims Debunked
Environment

GMO Facts: 10 Common GMO Claims Debunked

By Brooke Borel

What Does It Take To Make Meat From Stem Cells?
Health

What Does It Take To Make Meat From Stem Cells?

By Francie Diep

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Environment

Has The End Of The Banana Arrived?

Breeding For High Milk Production Created Less-Fertile Cows
Environment

Breeding For High Milk Production Created Less-Fertile Cows

By Francie Diep

Irradiated Seeds Combat World’s Most Serious Wheat Disease
Environment

Irradiated Seeds Combat World’s Most Serious Wheat Disease

By Francie Diep

Chipped Corn
Technology

What Elle Magazine Got Wrong In Its Shoddy Takedown Of Genetically Modified Corn

By Shaunacy Ferro

Comparing Wild Tomatoes To Supermarket Tomatoes For Delicious Genes
Environment

Comparing Wild Tomatoes To Supermarket Tomatoes For Delicious Genes

By Dan Nosowitz

USDA Aims To Grow White Rice With All The Nutrients Of Brown Rice
Technology

USDA Aims To Grow White Rice With All The Nutrients Of Brown Rice

By Francie Diep

Prospero the Swarming Farmbot Wants to Show You the Future of Agriculture
Environment

Prospero the Swarming Farmbot Wants to Show You the Future of Agriculture

By Clay Dillow