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The “windshield phenomenon” has long caught people’s attention. Ecologists welcome everyday observations like this but caution against oversimplifying the global…

Farmland preservation can happen on a large scale as well as smaller, more regional ones. At the local level in…

Through the first part of 2025, Black farmers have found themselves continuing to grapple with the long-standing effects of discrimination…

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Ever imagined your toilet flush could fertilize a tomato? A new life cycle assessment from a research team in Barcelona…

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So it begins. This week Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launched a sweeping initiative to investigate…

High-quality soil is essential for healthy crops and long-term farm productivity. However, as pollution and climate issues worsen, farmers and…

DELAWARE, Iowa — In northeast Iowa, a wispy stand of trees looks out of place. It is surrounded by crop fields…

When you think of ag careers, what jobs do you think of? Chances are your first answers might be farmer,…