Land & Agriculture

No-till farming techniques, when used without chemicals, can change the face of agriculture and its impact on climate change

A coalition of organic farmers and other stakeholders challenge the USDA and Dept. of Agriculture allowing soil-less hydroponics to be certified as "organic".

Representative Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) has introduced the Agricultural Resistance Act. The bill seeks to reduce emissions from agriculture to net-zero by 2040

A report from "As You Sow" shows the how food companies address (or fail to address) pesticides in food and supply chain safety and transparency

A multilateral project aims to slow the encroaching Sahara Desert and reduce climate degradation

Climate change, as we now experience it, isn't just about belching smokestacks and tailpipes on the highway. One of the leading sources of anthropogenic carbon emissions is from industrial farming. Fortunately, sustainable agriculture will not only reduce emissions, but ultimately increase yields in a changing climate.

Industrial agriculture is a big contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. It doesn't have to be this way and the answer is in the soil. California's Health Soils Initiative shows how it can be done.

Agriculture is one of the most vital industries in the world and always has been. But one drawback of being one of the…