agriculture

System of Rice Intensification

https://youtu.be/8iV8QjVruOQ This sustainable way of growing rice produces bumper harvests. Up to 21 million farmers in 61 countries use the…

6 years ago

The battle for the rights of nature heats up in the Great Lakes

Photo: Algae floats on the surface of Lake Erie's Maumee Bay in Oregon, Ohio, on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. (AP/Paul…

6 years ago

How one Wisconsin farm pursues land and water conservation

Do you know the purpose, cause, or belief that drives you? Author Simon Sinek calls this “finding your why.” On…

6 years ago

Membrane technology to address excess water problem on Washington dairy

“We really don’t have a nutrient problem; we have a water problem,” states Galen Smith, partner and general manager of…

6 years ago

A new effort to save birds pinpoints in amazing detail where they fly

Photo: A red-bellied woodpecker in the District’s Rock Creek Park. The eBird Project blends birdwatchers’ sightings with satellite photos and…

6 years ago