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Climate-smart practices help dairies, nourish cropsClimate-smart practices help dairies, nourish crops

Climate-smart practices help dairies, nourish crops

At DeJager Farms, manure from dairy barns is processed before reaching a holding lagoon. A high-tech system blends in fresh…

10 months ago
Cherish that hamburger. It cost a quarter of the Colorado River, according to researchers.Cherish that hamburger. It cost a quarter of the Colorado River, according to researchers.

Cherish that hamburger. It cost a quarter of the Colorado River, according to researchers.

The Colorado River passes through Mesa County, March 7, 2024, near Loma. New research illuminates how water is used in…

1 year ago
EPA Restarts Assessment of Health Risks from Nitrate in WaterEPA Restarts Assessment of Health Risks from Nitrate in Water

EPA Restarts Assessment of Health Risks from Nitrate in Water

The agency will evaluate the hazards from agriculture’s primary water pollutant. Farming regions in northeastern Nebraska and elsewhere have some…

1 year ago
B.C. drought: ‘If you’re using water you don’t need right now, it’s cutting into your food security’B.C. drought: ‘If you’re using water you don’t need right now, it’s cutting into your food security’

B.C. drought: ‘If you’re using water you don’t need right now, it’s cutting into your food security’

Photo: Amid a B.C.-wide drought, two corn plants in an Abbotsford field struggle to survive. Farmers face crop loss, feed…

2 years ago
Drought: California farms destroy crops rather than pay for waterDrought: California farms destroy crops rather than pay for water

Drought: California farms destroy crops rather than pay for water

Photo: Stuart Woolf stands near piles of almond tree wood chips that will get spread out on the his ranch.…

4 years ago
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