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Companies like Monsanto and Syngenta want farmers to think of drought-tolerant seeds as an insurance policy against hot, dry weather. But for farmers who don't take care of the soil, these seeds look like a gamble.
Food security expert David Lobell says climate change is already throwing our food systems for a loop. To survive the coming decades, he says, we’re going to need all the tools at our disposal.
A recent federal report on GMO contamination highlights the growing chasm between industrial and sustainable farmers.
The most effective predictor of who would be spared the worst impacts: elevation.
Well, that last part isn't true.
A recent study found that people living near CAFOs experience stress-related blood pressure spikes when farm odors are at their worst.
Who wants to talk about climate on a holiday, especially Thanksgiving, when the spirit is generous and food inviting? Not...
With the clock ticking on a critical tax credit for wind power, the industry is keeping its fingers crossed.
After a year spent traveling the nation, this farmer and author of a new farming guidebook understands what it takes to beat the odds.
