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Jordan Welch talks to her grandfather Charlie Payne on July 20 in Concordia. Charlie Payne purchased the Payne family’s land more than 60 years ago, and he still helps out in an advisory capacity on the farm. (Jia Wu/Columbia Missourian)
University of Missouri
Wednesday, February 08, 2023
Climate change is redrawing the agricultural map of the United States. As corn becomes less economically viable with changing Midwestern weather patterns, farmers look to a more diverse future.
Tags: climate smart agriculture, climate change, Midwest, conventional farming, corn, soy, sheep, chestnuts, regenerative agriculture
SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry
Wednesday, February 08, 2023
Durand-Eastman beach has been closed in the past due to pollution, will it be inaccessible in the future due to climate change?
Plastics such as these can be found littering beaches across the world, a visible reminder of the destruction left in the wake of human progress. (Ocean Blue Project/CC BY-SA 4.0)
George Washington University
Wednesday, February 08, 2023
This article makes policy recommendations and compiles information that is integral in understanding and addressing plastic pollution.
Standard annual grain roots vs. perennial grain roots of the Kernza grain. (The Land Institute/CC-BY-NC-ND)
Michigan State University
Wednesday, February 08, 2023
Perennial grains will change the agriculture landscape as we know it and take us one huge step closer to halting climate change.
Tags: climate smart agriculture, food, sustainable agriculture
Hay grows under the shade of solar panels at Jack's Solar Garden in Longmont, CO. (Tyler Hickman)
University of Colorado Boulder
Wednesday, February 08, 2023
Scientists, drought-stricken farmers, and politicians on both sides of the aisle are expressing increasing interest in solar agriculture.
(Mika Baumeister/Unsplash License)
Planet Forward Correspondent | Texas Tech University
Wednesday, February 08, 2023
In this podcast, Planet Forward Correspondent Katie Perkins chats with media psycholoigst Asheley Landrum, Ph.D., about science communication, conspiracy theories, and the power of awe.
Tags: science communication, podcast, research
Outreach and education manager at Arcadia Farm, Juan Pablo Echeverria, gives a tour of the sustainable agriculture non-profit. (Alyssa Landolfi)
George Washington University
Wednesday, February 08, 2023
In this photo essay, learn how one non-profit focused on sustainable agriculture is addressing the issue of food deserts in Washington D.C.
Tags: farming, agriculture, sustainability, food desert, food insecurity
(Courtesy of No Till Farmer Magazine)
Northwestern University
Wednesday, February 08, 2023
Employing no-till practices, farmers in the Midwestern United States and Europe are finding profit and efficiency by opting to let the soil in their farms remain undisturbed prior to planting.
Tags: no-till, farming, Soil health
A climber navigating Slugg’s Bluff, the 80-foot-tall quartzite cliff that climbers have been enjoying since the 1970s. (Courtesy of the Upper Peninsula Climbing Coalition)
Michigan State University
Wednesday, February 08, 2023
Rock climbing as a sport is gaining popularity in America and around the world. Can outdoor climbers fill an important role as environmental stewards and conservationists?