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Consumption

Phoenix Looks to Snuff Out Food Deserts

A new report says the city would only need to convert 5 percent of the area into farmland to achieve its goals.

by Lindsay Campbell· October 8, 2019
Consumption

Extreme ‘Flash Drought’ Hits Farmers in the Southeast

Imagine a flash flood, except the opposite.

by Dan Nosowitz· October 7, 2019
Farm

Climate Change Could Send Wheat-Growing Areas Into Drought

A new estimate finds that up to 60 percent of wheat farms could be affected.

by Dan Nosowitz· October 1, 2019
Farm

Some of America’s Maple Syrup Production Could Dry Up by 2100

Climate change is threatening American sugar bushes.

by Alex Robinson· September 26, 2019
Food

Climate Change Is Threatening a Treasured Harvesting Tradition

Wisconsin’s Indigenous people stand to lose a key piece of their cultural identity. 

by Lindsay Campbell· September 23, 2019
Farm

Greenhouse Classes Vs Greenhouse Gases

An Indian NGO helps struggling farmers deal with greenhouse growing pains.

by Aaron Dorman· September 21, 2019
Consumption

Fires in the Amazon: What’s Agriculture Got to Do with It?

Everything, it turns out.

by Brian Barth· September 9, 2019
Farm

A Conversation with Rachael Garrett: Is the Solution to Deforestation in the Amazon Better Agriculture?

Farmers are often pointed to as the culprits behind the recent fires in Brazil. This researcher thinks agriculture—of a different sort—could solve the problem.

by Brian Barth· September 8, 2019
Consumption

Researchers Say Overeating Contributes to Global Food Waste

Newsflash: Eating too much isn’t just bad for you, it’s bad for our planet.

by Lindsay Campbell· September 4, 2019
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