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On Thursday, June 10, the European Parliament approved a report petitioning the European Commission to end caged farming of animals. The report also called on the commission to find ways to phase out forced feeding of ducks...

“Are we having a dry year? Yes,” Diener says. “That is normal for us. Should we be having water shortages in the start of our second dry year? No. Our reservoirs were designed to provide a steady five year supply for...

Maine blueberries and the farmers who harvest them could be some of the latest victims of climate change. Scientists from the University of Maine have published a new study that found blueberry fields are warming faster than...

Energy consumption on farms has been increasing over the past decade but there are ways to bring rising bills under control.

A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has revealed that over 16,000 Americans die each year as a result of air pollution caused by meat production and related agricultural practices...

The idea that potatoes need a perfect climate is nonsensical. They are grown in a wide variety of climates around the world, hot and cold, dry and wet:

Have you ever wanted those golden nuggets of facts to combat the claims that your livestock, farming, timbering, or other Ag-related practices are causing things like “global warming,” unprecedented wildfires, ocean acidification...

A third of this year's French wine crop has reportedly been lost to a late season frost. Wine growers resorted to burning fossil fuel to save their plants.

Happy 420, everyone! Today is April 20, often known as the unofficial holiday when many people celebrate and enjoy their favorite leafy green, marijuana...

Honeybees are doing OK, despite varroa mites, the Covid-driven economy and other problems Paul Driessen A torrent of media stories from 2013-2014 presented frightening tales of “unprecedented” colony collapse disorder…

The researchers analyze climate data from 2007 to 2013 across Colombia's 521 coffee-producing municipalities and evaluate how temperature and precipitation affect coffee yield...

Water scarcity due to persistent droughts in California's Central Valley is forcing scientists and farmers to find innovative and sustainable ways of utilizing this precious resource...

Ariel Ortiz-Bobea, an economist at Cornell University, claims all the CO2 and global warming we have added to the atmosphere is harming plant growth and agricultural yields, and we are only keeping up because of better farm...

Global food storage is exposed to significant dangers following a rise in global temperatures. Farmers and food processor companies require foods to stay in their fresh state for several days, if not months, after harvesting....

With the Narrabri Gas Project given the green light, farmers are wondering what is next for gas.