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Farmers’ Battle Against, and Now For, Milkweed
How agriculture and conservation are coming together for the survival of the endangered monarch butterfly.
Opinion: Community and School Gardens Don’t Magically Sprout Bountiful Benefits
Gardens require a huge amount of labor, and outcomes like health, well-being or food security are affected by systemic barriers people face in cities and schools.
Lawmakers Are Exploring Ways to Support Beginning Farmers
As more American farmers retire, leaders are looking to incentivize younger generations, who are faced with a number of challenges, to take their place.
Why Has Agriculture Been So Slow to Embrace the Use of Grey Water?
The lightly used water is perfectly safe to reuse on gardens and crops—a ready tool to help farmers in arid regions. But with high cost and little output, large-scale grey water irrigation systems have yet to take off.
Meet the New York Dairy Sisters Showcasing Real Life on the Farm
The Leubner sisters are using social media to connect with and educate a younger generation of could-be farmers.
Your Basic Guide to Summer Succession Planting
Stagger your planting in July and August to ensure a continual harvest throughout the fall.
How Climate Change Is Affecting Soil Microbiomes
Often overlooked, diverse microbes are the key to healthy soil. How will a warming planet affect them, and what can farmers do to mitigate some of those changes?
Cover Crops Are Not a Cure-All Solution
They’re heralded for their ability to improve soil, but cover crops won’t save all land from the effects of climate change.
Meet the Korean Adoptee Saving Seeds of the East Asian Diaspora
Raised on Long Island by an Irish-American family, Kristyn Leach is now dedicated to preserving and adapting crops of her native South Korea.
