Cannabis cultivation is draining California streams, scientists warn
Groundwater pumping to irrigate cannabis farms in California’s Emerald Triangle may be quietly draining the streams that sustain some of...
Gideon R. reports on agriculture and plant science, covering crop biology, plant genetics, soil systems, farm technology, and food production research.
Groundwater pumping to irrigate cannabis farms in California’s Emerald Triangle may be quietly draining the streams that sustain some of...
Fungal diseases that attack grain crops are beginning their assault long before the first visible lesion appears. The encounter starts...
Cadmium contamination and microplastic pollution are colliding in agricultural soils, creating a complex environmental mixture that may affect crops in...
China’s maize harvest is entering a new era of uncertainty, and a new study suggests that the country’s biggest opportunity...
China’s transition toward a sustainable food system will depend less on isolated technological breakthroughs than on whether the country can...
Agriculture may be entering a new era in which crops are judged not only by how much food they produce,...
Rice may be getting a powerful nutritional upgrade. A new meta-analysis published in npj Sustainable Agriculture reports that combining genetic...
Brazilian aquaculture has revealed an unexpected bacterial threat that could reshape disease management in one of the world’s fastest-growing food...
Nitrogen fertilizer has helped transform modern agriculture, but its success comes with a costly paradox: crops often receive more nitrogen...
Timber harvesting may leave a forest standing while quietly damaging the plants needed to keep it alive. A new study...
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