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Wild Relatives of Important Food Crops Are Facing Extinction

Agriculture and pesticide use are to blame, a new study finds.

Shelby Vittek
September 8, 2021
Protecting the Timber Industry From the Emerald Ash Borer

The emerald ash borer has destroyed millions of trees. Scientists think that tiny parasitic wasps,... (more)

Kristine Grayson
September 4, 2021
Ladybug Odor Could Be a Great New Pesticide

Maybe cologne, too, who knows.

Dan Nosowitz
September 3, 2021
The Companies Specializing in Farm-to-Door Delivery Service

A number of online farmers’ market platforms aim to connect farms directly with consumers. But... (more)

Shea Swenson
September 1, 2021
COVID-19 Aid Package Updated to Assist Poultry, Hog, Fruit and Vegetable Farmers

As with many programs begun under President Donald Trump, the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
August 27, 2021
Can Human Waste Work as Fertilizer?

When we think of using human waste as fertilizer—don’t you?—we tend to think of biosolids.... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
August 27, 2021
Getting to the Root of Ginseng Farming’s Impact on Native Plant Populations

It’s an endangered herb, routinely yanked from Pennsylvania’s forest floors due to a soaring demand... (more)

Lindsay Campbell
August 25, 2021
Indian Farmers Are Producing Apples Where They Never Grew Before

In April 2018, during a holiday trip to Kulu, a city in the northern Indian... (more)

Deepa Padmanaban
August 16, 2021
An Ode to Heirloom Okra

Earlier this year, Chris Smith planted more than 100 varieties of okra on the farm... (more)

Shelby Vittek
August 15, 2021
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