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Meet the Breeder On a Quest to Bring Genetic Diversity to US...

For many people, tart cherries only come to mind when it’s time to fill a... (more)

Lena Beck
August 11, 2023
Could Hydroponic Fodder Solve the West’s Water Woes?

Agriculture sucks a whopping 80 percent of the Colorado River’s water every year. The largest... (more)

Sara Ventiera
August 8, 2023
Potato Virus? Call in the Dogs

Andrea Parish holds back Zora, her black Labrador Retriever, who is coiled like a spring.... (more)

Erica Browne Grivas
August 7, 2023
Meet the Flavor-Focused Farmers Cultivating More Than a Thousand Crops

On most farms, a crop field is a timestamp that reflects a specific moment in... (more)

Elena Valeriote
August 4, 2023
Plastic Mulch is Problematic—and Everywhere. Can We Do Better?

In Washington’s Skagit Valley, the beginning of summer is largely marked by the first ripe,... (more)

Lena Beck
August 3, 2023
Impulse Chickens and Trendy Goats: The Pitfalls of Modern Homesteading

When the lockdowns began at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, many people found themselves... (more)

Kirsten Lie-Nielsen
August 2, 2023
Watching Grass Grow … From Space

There’s a sweet spot of the grass growing stage you want to hit in terms... (more)

Lena Beck
July 31, 2023
Opinion: As the Heat Rises, We Must Do Better at Protecting Agricultural...

On a hot day in Florida in 2016, Haitian tomato picker Jean Francais Alcime fell... (more)

Joan Flocks
July 28, 2023
The World Could Lose Half of all Farms by 2100

A study from researchers at the University of Colorado, Boulder predicts that the number of... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
July 27, 2023
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