Will Laser-Weeding Robots Change Farming?
The latest tech innovation to land in the fields.
Climate Change Is Intensifying the Effects of Fertilizer Runoff
As rainfall events become more intense and frequent, fertilizers applied to Midwestern farmland wash away, contaminating waterways near and far.
Minnesota Seeks to Add State-Specific Dicamba Pesticide Regulations
They’d be stricter than the national ones.
Crop Pests and Diseases Dramatically Rise in China
Researchers suspect climate change to be a major factor in the whopping 400 percent increase.
California’s Water Troubles Mean Restrictions for Farmers
An expert takes a closer look at how climate change and limited sources is putting the state’s water supply and agriculture at greater risk.
Maryland Attorney General Sues Monsanto for Environmental Damages
The suit focuses on polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, which Monsanto manufactured until 1977.
It’s a dream green building material. Why aren’t farmers interested?
Extreme Floods In Pacific Northwest Send Farmers Into Crisis
Many producers were forced to leave their farms and farm animals behind.
Meat Industry Groups Promise to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 2030
By how much is yet to be determined.
