Home Search
Crops - search results
If you're not happy with the results, please do another search
Timely Rains Save Crops, Livestock in Montana
Just two months ago, Brett Nedens wasn’t sure this day would come, or whether he’d want to witnesses it if it did. Harvest time....
USDA Says More Review Needed for New Monsanto, Dow GMO Crops
The Department of Agriculture said Friday it will extend its scrutiny of controversial proposed biotech crops developed by Dow Chemical and Monsanto after receiving...
US Farmers May Stop Planting Genetically Modified Crops After Poor Yields
Some US farmers are considering returning to conventional seed after increased pest resistance and crop failures meant genetically modified (GM) crops saw smaller yields...
Company Harvests Tons of Crops, Saving it from Waste to Give it Away
After hearing the shocking figure that up to 40 percent of produce goes to waste in the fields, Christy Porter founded an ingenious organization...
Supreme Court Favors Consumers in First-Ever Case on Genetically-Engineered Crops
The United States Supreme Court announced its decision Monday in Monsanto v. Geerston Farms, the first genetically modified crop case ever brought before the...
New Technology Uses Wastewater to Irrigate Crops
A British company has created an irrigation system that can grow crops using almost any water, whether pure, brackish, salted or polluted. The...
Plant Tweak Could Let Toxic Soil Feed Millions with New Crops
Thanks to a genetic breakthrough, a large portion of Earth's now-inhospitable soil could be used to grow crops -- potentially alleviating one of the...
Tiny Mite Saves African Crops
Crop yields of Cassava, the main staple in the diets of 200 million Africans have rebounded since the introduction of a mite from across...
Good News in History, April 26
70 years ago, Seven Samurai was released in theaters, the epic cinematic masterpiece co-written, directed, and edited by Akira Kurosawa. A technical and creative...
Good News in History, April 13
Today is Vaisakhi, the second most important day of the year on the Punjabi calendar, on which Sikhs from around the world celebrate a...
Insect Farm Hatches Plan for Greener Animal Feed for Chickens and Pigs
There's been a lot of talk in the media over the last few years about insect protein, whether used in fake beef, protein bars,...
African Forest Farming Initiative Making A Difference to Thousands with Tree-Planting and Microlending
An NGO has realized that the irreplaceable value and beauty of African wilderness might be protected if, rather than pouring billions into funding park...
Good News in History, March 7
175 years ago today, the renowned American botanist and horticultural pioneer, Luther Burbank, who developed more than 800 strains and varieties of plants, was...
Precocious Child Identifies Japanese Wolf Specimen Amid Museum Collection, Encouraged to Publish Scientific Paper
From Japan's metropolitan heart comes the story of a young woman with a love for nature getting her paws in the door of a...
Circular Stone Plaza Moves Up Start of Stone Age Construction in the Andes on Par with Stonehenge
Reprinted with permission and alterations from World at Large, an independent news outlet covering world news, conflicts, travel stories, conservation, and science news.
In the Cajamarca...
Rather Than Taking Jobs in Tech, 2 Young Software Engineers Use Talents to Crush Poaching in India
Rather than taking their software and programming degrees into the tech sector, two young Kerala men are using them to bring India's efforts to...
Bird-Friendly Maple Syrup Boosts Vermont Forest Diversity and Resilience
Reprinted from Mongabay on a CC 4.0. License. Original writing by Nina Foster.
As the sun rises, the ethereal song of a wood thrush echoes...
US Appeals Court Rules the Approval of Human Antibiotic as a Citrus Pesticide by EPA to Be Unlawful
In a win for public health, pollinators, and the environment, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this month in favor of farmworkers...
How Zinc Helps You Fight Off Infections, Including Colds
(Originally published by Knowable Magazine – written by Diana Kwon)
Walk down the cold-remedy aisle of almost any pharmacy and you’ll see a shelf full...
Virgin Atlantic Flight from London Makes History as First Transatlantic Jet Using 100% Sustainable Fuel
It's one thing to power green aviation in Europe where flights take 30 minutes to 3 hours; it's another thing to send a jetliner...