Food security is a grave issue that farm owners and operators must take into consideration for the long-term sustainability of their farms. Understanding the key factors that affect food security,…
Global warming has had a drastic impact on our planet, and farmers are feeling its repercussions first-hand. To ensure their crops remain resilient to the changes in climate, Colorado farm…
Agricultural reform across the Developing World (particularly centered in Africa) has ground to a halt in several well publicized cases due to a critical lack of infrastructure and a lack…
Increased farm production and increased use of irrigation may be boosting farmers’ incomes across the Great Plains, but it is coming at the cost of increased strain on aquifers in…
With much of the state still recovering from recent flooding, some Colorado farmers may be reaping the benefits of the state’s historic deluge. Earlier this month, Colorado experienced record-rainfall and…
Northern regions of the country that have long-depended on the production of cool weather crops like wheat and barley have, over the past few years, seen a remarkable transformation in…
Irrigation systems have become more and more important across the drought-ravaged Midwest as farmers are looking for new techniques to grow crops in an increasingly hostile climate. Last summer’s record-breaking…
In the wake of extreme weather worldwide, severe droughts across the United States and Canada, out of season tropical storms, and other climatological catastrophes, scientists are arguing that the planet…
After last summer’s devastating drought that crippled production nationwide, many Americans may be shocked to learn that farmers are now struggling with heavy rains, which are also severely damaging production.…
President Barack Obama recently laid out a new climate change program designed to reduce US carbon emissions and protect farmers from the worst of the upcoming climatological changes. Farmers nationwide…