Agriculture

Wieger Wamelink inspects his "Martian" crops

Researchers Will Soon Get Their First Taste of "Martian" Vegetables

After testing them for heavy metals, the scientists will eat vegetables grown in simulated Martian soil later this week

New Report Says Genetically Engineered Crops Are Safe—But It's Complicated

The National Academies of Science looked at over 900 studies on GMOs. Here are the five things you need to know

Paradoxically, food aid can cause game like the black curassow to be overhunted.

What's the Best Way to Help the Amazon's Indigenous People?

Can a pioneering computer model save the rainforest's residents from our best intentions?

At Sky Hill, guests learn how to throw pottery and make sweet-scented hay by gathering grass into small heaps that will dry in the sun. Marius and Cornelia bought the land in 2006 and have used it to teach travelers of all ages about organic farming and construction.

Try Your Hand at Organic Farming in Southwest Romania

By hosting travelers, local farmers hope to reverse the impact of big industry

The Keukenhof Floral Park in Lisse, The Netherlands.

Where to See Thousands and Thousands of Tulips

From the Netherlands to Kashmir, get lost in tulip mania

Cascade, Centennial and Goldings hops are three varietals planted in Persephone’s demonstration hop yard.

From Farm to Bottle: Sip Brews Among the Hop Bines at This Vancouver-Area Beer Farm

Persephone Brewing Company brings beer and farming to the Sunshine Coast

Don't worry...there's more than enough cheese to go around.

The U.S. Has a Massive Cheese Surplus

Imagine 1.19 billion pounds of cached cheese

When quinoa prices rise, do quinoa farmers starve?

Don’t Worry: Eating Quinoa Doesn't Hurt Peruvian Farmers

A new study shows that the grain helps rather than hurts

Genes of Ancestral Peanuts May Help Feed the World

Researchers have sequenced the genome of peanuts and its ancient cousins, which could lead to disease and drought-resistant varieties

Crops certainly can be grown in the popular Hollywood stand-in for Mars, the valley Wadi Rum in southern Jordan.

Move Over Matt Damon: Scientists Grow Ten Crops In Faux Martian Soil

A new experiment shows that with a little help, soil on Mars could readily support agriculture

Cats May Have Been Domesticated Twice

But only one ended up as the house cat

The towering Saguaro is native to Arizona's Sonoran Desert and its juicy red fruit, which locals use to make jams and syrups, ripens in June.

What Makes Tucson Deserving of the Title of the United States' First Capital of Gastronomy

The Arizona city joins Unesco's growing list of "Creative Cities"

A women harvests millet in Arunachal Pradesh, India

This Ancient Grain May Have Helped Humans Become Farmers

Millet's short growing season and low water needs might also benefit a modern world stressed by climate change

A beach closed during Lake Erie’s 2014 toxic algal bloom

Toxic Algae Blooms in Lake Erie Could Become the New Normal

Plans to reduce fertilizer runoff may not be enough to counter the blooms when climate change is taken into account

Tradition holds that this plow, held in the Smithsonian collections, is one of the first three plows that John Deere personally forged.

Did John Deere's Best Invention Spark a Revolution or an Environmental Disaster?

When Deere created his now-famous steel plow, he created America's breadbasket and set the stage for many of modern farming's environmental problems

Why a Yam Is Not a Sweet Potato

Despite grocery store labels, these tubers aren’t at all the same

An assortment of squash

Beyond the Butternut: A Guide to Selecting a Great Winter Squash

They all taste great with a simple bake in the oven, but each has some characteristics that make it unique

Humans enjoying the Curcubita fruits they helped save, after probably contributing to their wild cousins' demise

Domestication Saved the Pumpkin (and Squash)

The pumpkin in that holiday pie wouldn't be here today without domestication

Ships along the Mississippi River in New Orleans

Is $30 Million Enough to Save the Mississippi River Basin?

The USDA has a plan to help the troubled watershed

A woman herds cattle on horseback at Dumbell Ranch in Wyoming

The Modern Cost of Cattle Rustling

Why the Old West crime is still a multimillion-dollar problem

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