Warm summers and wet winters lead to better wines, finds research.
A new study suggests a radical rejigging of where food is grown. But is such a world even possible?
Saltwater intrusion is bad for human health, ecosystems, crops and infrastructure. Here’s how seawater can move inland, and why climate change is making this phenomenon more frequent and severe.
Did the Green Revolution, which brought high-tech agriculture to developing nations in the 1960s, prevent famine? Recent research takes a much more skeptical view.
Developers will no longer have to offset nutrient pollution from new housing projects – the UK government say this won’t degrade water quality.
A new assessment of the population status of Europe’s birds reveals that the number of species that are of conservation concern is increasing.
Conventional agriculture offers farmers few choices about which crops to grow or how to raise them. A new approach uses computing to construct better strategies with lower environmental impacts.
Agriculture is one of the most dangerous industries in the US, with workers exposed to vehicles, chemicals and heavy equipment. Women working on farms face another risk: sexual assault.
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