Latest Stories in Sustainable Agriculture - Page 2
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How China’s Rising Soybean Consumption Is Reshaping Western Agriculture
Global demand for soybeans has soared in recent decades, with China leading the race. Nearly 60 percent of all soybeans entering international trade go to China, making it by far the world’s largest importer.
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Expanding Dust Bowls in China and Africa Impact Food Supply
Today two new dust bowls are forming: one in northern China and southern Mongolia and the other in Africa south of the Sahara.
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Einstein Bros. Says 'No' To Pig Gestation Crates
Good move Einstein, but it only raises the question: Why doesn't everybody else do it, and more? And what else can you clean up at your suppliers?
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USDA Land Stewardship Program Conserves 50 Million Acres in 4 Years
American farmers conserved 50 million acres over the past 4 years.
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Insecticide Regulators Turning Blind Eye to Bee Deaths, Says UK Parliament
Lawmakers conclude that regulators have ignored mounting evidence against one of the best selling insecticides, implicating it in the deaths of honeybees.
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Can Permaculture Transform Industrial Agriculture?
Permaculture is spreading across backyards and community gardens at a rapid pace. But what about farms? A new study aims to find out.
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Farming on the Rooftops of Brooklyn
A video profile of a food rebel turning the concrete jungle into a working farm.
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The Dust Bowl Revisited: 2012
While our understanding of and respect for the soil is greater now than it was at the turn of the last century, erosion still exceeds new soil formation on most acres.
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Making Noodles to Save Farmland in Japan
A Japanese farmer is saving his family farm with udon noodles. He also believes he is sharing true happiness in the process.
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How to Grow All Your Food on a Tenth of an Acre
Proponents of biointensive gardening claim it could offer the answer to our ongoing food crises. It's certainly an impressive way to grow vast amounts of food.
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Using Chickens to Plant a Food Forest
Permaculture legend Geoff Lawton walks us through a ten-year evolution from meadow to food forest. And it all starts with some chickens.
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How to Build Irrigation-Free Raised Beds with Hugelkultur
With water becoming an increasingly precious resource, growing techniques that limit or even eliminate irrigation become ever more valuable. Advocates claim that hugelkultur holds that promise.
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Full Planet, Empty Plates: Quick Facts
Quick facts from Lester Brown's new book, Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity
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Could Reason for Honey Shortfall Be Too Many Bees?
UK honey yields dropped dramatically this year. From weather to bee overpopulation, there are many reasons being floated. Yet the solutions remain the same.
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Save Europe's Disappearing Cows, Say Campaigners
In Europe, there's a steady shift to intensive indoor farming of cattle. Animal rights campaigners are getting ready to fight back.
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Chicago Truck Farm Makes Urban Agriculture Mobile
It's certainly an eye catching spectacle, but is a farm on the back of a truck really green?
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UK Police Hunt for a Herd of Stolen Elk
The surreal nature of this headline masks a very real problem for farmers everywhere.
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GMO Crops Leading to Increased Pesticide Use in US
Since their introduction in the mid-1990s genetically modified crops have failed to deliver on promised reductions in rates of herbicide use, with yearly increases in use climbing recently.
