Farming
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This burger could kill the EU
Red meat isn’t actually red. By ALESSANDRO FORD in Rome That’s the first lesson I learned in the University of…
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Permaculture found to be a sustainable alternative to conventional agriculture
RPTU University of Kaiserslautern-Landau has shown for the first time, in a joint study with BOKU University, that permaculture brings…
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France’s farmers helped the far right win. Now they’re regretting it.
Be careful what you wish for. Alessandro Ford and Victor Goury-Laffont Politico That proverb is gusting across the fields of…
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In the largest windfarm in the southern hemisphere, ‘renewable energy farmers’ look to the future
You can see 119 wind turbines scattered across the landscape from the highest point on sheep grazier Brent Finlay’s southern Queensland property.…
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Family farms are fast disappearing: our research shows how young generations can take them up successfully
While some might think that family-run farms are a thing of the past, they are in fact the dominant business…
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These photos show how a warmer climate is damaging Earth’s waters
In her new book, Entropy, photographer Diane Tuft explores the damage that a warmer climate will have on bodies of water.…
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Von der Leyen faces rebellion as her party seethes over 2040 climate goal
A mutiny is growing within Ursula von der Leyen’s own political family just days before the EU executive is to…
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How industrial agriculture is disturbing the nitrogen cycle and undermining conditions for life on Earth
That is what a team of scientists under Johan Rockström reported in an article published in September.. Gilles Billen The…
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Groundwater Contamination Drives California Farmers, Residents to Court
Near fields awash with strawberries and greens, Ileana Miranda and her family pay $72 a month to get water piped…
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The Livestock Industry’s Beef is with Biden, Not Australia
”People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy…
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Fines for trespassing on farms would double to $115,000 under Victorian biosecurity bill
New biosecurity laws being debated in Victorian parliament could see fines double for animal activists found trespassing on farms, in…
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EU strikes landmark deal on law to restore and protect nature
EU lawmakers and member states have struck a deal on a landmark law to protect nature after watering down rules…
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The Key to Sustainable Food Systems
In particular, the future of agriculture in the Global South depends on distributed renewable-energy solutions to address the challenges faced…
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Absorbing Climate Shocks and Easing Conflict in Kenya’s Rift Valley
Authorities should redouble aid to hard-hit areas and, with donor support, look for ways to encourage sharing of resources. ICG…
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Banning China from Owning US Farmland Will Achieve Nothing
A new bipartisan bill would prohibit anyone associated with “foreign adversaries” like China from purchasing US farmland. Nancy Qian While…
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Myanmar opium production surges since coup, UN finds
Production of opium has flourished in Myanmar since the military’s seizure of power, with the cultivation of poppies up by a third…
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