The Sunday Read: ‘The Case of the Vanishing Jungle’ · The New York Times
Northern U.S. Plains drought shrivels spring wheat crop to smallest in 33 years, USDA says
Farmers in the northern U.S. Plains are on track to harvest the smallest spring wheat crop in 33 years, reflecting the impact of severe drought in the key farming region, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on Monday.
Climate change: Planting extra trees will boost rainfall across Europe
Converting agricultural land to forestry would boost summer rains by 7.6% on average, a study finds.
The Still Underestimated Problem of Fungal Diseases Worldwide
In the past few years, fungal diseases caused estimated over 1.6 million deaths annually and over one billion people suffer from severe fungal diseases (; ). Public health surveillance of fungal diseases is generally not compulsory, suggesting that most ...
Bill Gates is the biggest private owner of farmland in the United States. Why? | Bill Gates | The Guardian
Gates has been buying land like it’s going out of style. He now owns more farmland than my entire Native American nation