Climate change threatens Maine blueberries
Maine blueberries and the farmers who harvest them could be some of the latest victims of climate change. Scientists...
Air pollution from US meat production causes 16,000 deaths annually
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has revealed that over 16,000...
Soil-dwelling invertebrates are victims of pesticides
The lowly earthworm’s feeding and burrowing mixes in organic residues and enhances nutrient cycling, decomposition...
Seaspiracy inspires grocery store to stop selling fish
"Seaspiracy" is trying to save the oceans, and the new Netflix documentary and movement is making strides. Already,...
California farmers find ways to work with less water
Water scarcity due to persistent droughts in California's Central Valley is forcing scientists and farmers to find...
Global warming is making crop storage costly for farmers
Global food storage is exposed to significant dangers following a rise in global temperatures. Farmers and food...
Topsoil is disappearing from Midwest farms
Almost one-third of crop-growing land in the upper Midwest is now devoid of its most fertile topsoil, says a controversial...
SoilKit wins recognition through Lowe's small businesses program
Through the "Making It…With Lowe's" program, entrepreneurs around the U.S. had the opportunity to showcase their...
Bee-killing pesticide approved for emergency use in the UK
The U.K. government is reversing a ban on a dangerous pesticide. The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) and British...
Organic and conventional meat production cause equal amounts of emissions
Research published in the journal Nature Communications has revealed that the environmental impact caused by...
London tree rental service solves a Christmas quandary
People who like to decorate their houses for Christmas often face a tree dilemma: should they buy an artificial,...
Is high-yield vertical farming the future of agriculture?
When people think of agriculture, they often picture rows of crops on flat lands stretching out to the horizon....
Singapore is the first country to approve lab-grown meat
For the first time, lab-grown meat has won approval for public consumption — but only in Singapore. San Francisco-based...
Prime Roots offers ready-made, plant-based holiday meals
The pandemic is obviously creating many downsides for Thanksgiving this year. But one overlooked upside is that...
How global food production impacts the Paris Agreement
While transportation gets a lot of attention when we discuss carbon emissions, the food sector is also a major...
