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agriculture
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The Corporation That Pitted Farmer Against Farmer
An investigation into Monsanto reveals how the agricultural giant used aggressive legal tactics, ghostwritten science, and a culture of fear to build a monopoly around its controversial herbicide, Roundup, culminating in thousands of cancer lawsuits.
See Earth’s seasons in all their complexity in a new animated map
The average seasonal growth cycles of Earth’s land-based ecosystems, estimated from 20 years of satellite imagery. Terasaki Hart…
AI is transforming weather forecasting − and that could be a game changer for farmers around the world
Weather forecasts help farmers figure out when to plant, where to use fertilizer and much more. Maitreya Shah/Studio…
Droughts don’t just dry up water — they drain livelihoods and weaken local economies
S. Mehmet Ozsoy, Concordia University and Erkan Yonder, Concordia University Unlike hurricanes and floods, which arrive suddenly and…
Fungicide cuts fly egg production by 37%, study says
New research reveals that even low, common-use levels of the fungicide chlorothalonil severely damage the survival and reproductive abilities of beneficial insects.
Good flooding? Scientists use rice cultivation to preserve soil in Florida’s Everglades Agricultural Area
Growing rice can slow soil loss and the lowering of surface elevation. Frank Bienewald/Getty Images Jehangir Bhadha, University…
Glyphosate, the active ingredient in the weedkiller Roundup, is showing up in pregnant women living near farm fields – that raises health concerns
As suburbs encroach on farmland, residents’ risk of exposure to farm chemicals rises. Carly Hyland Cynthia Curl, Boise…
Smartphone Technology and Crop Pest Surveillance: A Review
Summary of: Adopting Digital Solutions for Large Scale Surveillance of Crop Pests and Diseases in Developing Countries—A Review,…
Over 100 years of Antarctic agriculture is helping scientists grow food in space
The greenhouse at McMurdo Station in Antarctica is the only source of fresh food during winter. Eli Duke/Flickr,…
Future Crops Might Soon See Fertilizers Replaced By Bioengineered Bacteria
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) announced earlier this year that researchers from Washington State University (WSU) successfully…