Climate Food and Agriculture
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![Alfalfa fields at the Fondomonte farm in Butler Valley, Arizona.]()
![Alfalfa fields at the Fondomonte farm in Butler Valley, Arizona.]()
Arizona is evicting a Saudi alfalfa farm, but the thirsty crop isn’t going anywhere
The state’s decision will do little to solve a water shortage largely driven by irrigated agriculture.
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In Michigan, not-so-sunny prospects for solar farms
Fearful they will lose their small town vibes, some communities say no to solar.
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![A pair of gloved hands holds black gritty rocks.]()
![A pair of gloved hands holds black gritty rocks.]()
To reverse a troubling trend, farmers are adding rocks to their fields
Across the country, farmers are taking a chance on a new method: adding crushed volcanic rock to fields to improve soil health (and sequester carbon in the process).
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![A thermometer reads 42 degrees Celsius during a rare winter heat wave in Brazil.]()
![A thermometer reads 42 degrees Celsius during a rare winter heat wave in Brazil.]()
Winter just ended in South America. It’s 110 degrees.
The unseasonal heat in Brazil is bad news for the world's supply of coffee and soybeans.
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![Collage of plant sprouting from biochar]()
![Collage of plant sprouting from biochar]()
Biochar is a ‘shovel-ready’ climate technology, but can it scale up?
The soil soot is a small-scale solution that climate advocates — and corporations — want more of.
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![Illustration of American Chestnut tree with helix-shaped branches]()
![Illustration of American Chestnut tree with helix-shaped branches]()
The American chestnut tree is coming back. Who is it for?
As federal agencies prepare to deregulate transgenic chestnuts, Indigenous nations are asserting their rights to access and care for them.
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![Cattle graze next to fallen trees on a farm in Colombia, after a forest was cut down.]()
![Cattle graze next to fallen trees on a farm in Colombia, after a forest was cut down.]()
What would happen if the world cut meat and milk consumption in half?
Agricultural emissions would fall by almost a third. But getting there wouldn't be easy.
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![A tractor stuck in a flooded field.]()
![A tractor stuck in a flooded field.]()
‘A silent killer’: How saltwater intrusion is overtaking coastal farmland in the US
As hurricanes get stronger, storm surges are bringing saltwater to farmland—and leaving salt there once waters evaporate.
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![A person flips hamburgers on a grill.]()
![A person flips hamburgers on a grill.]()
Beef guzzlers: 12% of Americans eat half of the country’s cow meat
Changing the habits of this small group could go a long way toward cutting the country's planet-warming emissions.
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As winters warm, the citrus industry squeezes into Georgia
Half a million citrus trees have taken root in the Peach State over the past decade.
