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Crop and Energy Production Merge in Iowa Project

Solar power may be the answer to the world’s future energy needs. But its benefit... (more)

Terri Queck-Matzie
USDA’s Updated Plant Hardiness Map Shows Where Growing Zones Are Warming 

Knowing the precise time to get annual plants into the ground and whether or not... (more)

Richard Bednarski
November 21, 2023
Making SNAP Recruitment More Equitable Across Language Barriers

Perched on top of a narrow hilltop ridge in Seattle, Washington’s Beacon Hill neighborhood, El... (more)

Lena Beck
September 27, 2023
Does the Future of Textiles Include Fermented Fashion?

Kombucha is widely consumed as a fermented, effervescent tea. But some people in the world... (more)

Lena Beck
September 12, 2023
Meet the Breeder On a Quest to Bring Genetic Diversity to US...

For many people, tart cherries only come to mind when it’s time to fill a... (more)

Lena Beck
August 11, 2023
Swift Intervention By Western States Is Keeping a Devastating Beetle at Bay

With copper-colored wings and an emerald head, the Japanese beetle is pretty, but devastating. Not... (more)

Lena Beck
August 10, 2023
Plastic Mulch is Problematic—and Everywhere. Can We Do Better?

In Washington’s Skagit Valley, the beginning of summer is largely marked by the first ripe,... (more)

Lena Beck
August 3, 2023
How to Grow Rice on Mars

It’ll take a lot of work in order to grow rice on Mars. First, and... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
May 17, 2023
Plant Vaccines Delivered Via Microneedle Could Offer Alternative To Chemical Spraying

What if we had vaccines for field crops? Imagine a world where on-farm robots can... (more)

Lindsay Campbell
April 19, 2023
New Rankings Score Chocolate Companies on Environmental and Labor Issues

What goes into your favorite chocolate bar? Sugar, cocoa, caramel…and potentially, a host of environmental... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
April 3, 2023
Unlocking Secrets of the Honeybee Dance Language

The Greek historian Herodotus reported over 2,000 years ago on a misguided forbidden experiment in... (more)

James C. Nieh, The Conversation
March 12, 2023