Are farmers and environmentalists teaming up?

Scientists found a way to get more crops per acre and save the planet at the same time.

Wild blueberry growers face tough times on the East Coast

Competition, oversupply, and unpredictable weather has caused the price of wild berries in Maine to hit a 30-year low.

EPA surprise: Agency seeks to cancel approval of toxic pesticide

And the company that makes the chemical, Bayer CropScience, refuses to agree. Of all the hot-button agricultural chemicals we hear about, flubendiamide is not on...

How Irish cattle farmers preserve a strange, ancient landscape

I have always loved the films made by The Perennial Plate. From eating invasive species to chowing down on roadkill, they've always been willing...

Is boycotting palm oil really the best thing to do?

The palm oil situation is bad, but some people argue that it would be worse if replaced by other vegetable oils.

Permaculture Magazine launches global £20,000 prize

Got a cool permaculture project that could do with some funding? Well, here's your chance.

700 chocolate bars could reduce packaging on delicious treats

Nestlé has 700 chocolate bars sitting on shelves, degrading. If that seems like a terrible waste, consider the cause. The 700 chocolates represent different packaging...

How dogs could save the avocado industry

Dogs have been trained to sniff out a devastating avocado tree disease before it becomes fatal – and they are really, really good at...

Former mailman builds geothermal greenhouse in the midwest; gets local citrus all year for...

Greenhouse in the Snow, built by a former mailman, grows an abundance of local produce high on the Nebraska plains. "We can grow the best...

First-ever national wild bee map reveals farmland at risk

The new study finds that if losses of wild bees continue, United States crop production could be destabilized. We've said it again and again, so...

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