By the end of the century, scientists expect climate change to reduce corn yield significantly, with some estimating losses up to 28%.
Important implications for food production and environmental monitoring.
Wildfires in the western United States have been spreading to higher elevations due to warmer and drier conditions.
Setting fire to forest and agricultural land in Southeast Asia to prepare it for cultivation or grazing contributes to an estimated 59,000 premature deaths a year, say scientists.
Around the world, agricultural practices have developed as a function of topography, soil type, crop type, annual rainfall, and tradition.
On a hot and humid August day near Geneva, New York, Garrett Boudinot stands in a field of hemp, the green stalks towering a foot or more over his 6-foot, 4-inch frame.
From droughts to floods, climate change impacts food security around the world. Satellite data helps programs like SERVIR respond to these challenges.
The worldwide loss of bees and other pollinators is driven primarily by changes in land use, land management and pesticide application, especially in the global South, according to a global assessment.
The Caldor fire, nearing the south end of Lake Tahoe, is one of many potent fires still burning at the end of August 2021.
Cow manure – a longtime agricultural waste headache for dairy farmers – soon may ignite a new sustainable fertilizing trend.
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