The Drought Is Drying Up All Our Ethanol
After getting slammed last summer, ethanol producers are hoping to catch a break—but their fate is far from settled.
Drought That Ravaged US Crops Likely to Worsen in 2013, Forecast Warns
NOAA predicts tough spring for already struggling farmers as growing demand for water leaves US more exposed dry seasons.
The Surprising Connection Between Food and Fracking
Synthetic fertilizer operations have a huge appetite for natural gas.
The Agricultural Fulcrum: Better Food, Better Climate
The National Climate Assessment, released this week, predicted increasingly negative impact of weather extremes on crops. But with industrialized farming as a key player in greenhouse gas emissions and climate change, the vicious cycle needs breaking.
Global Food Crisis Will Worsen as Heatwaves Damage Crops, Research Finds
Harvests will fall dramatically during severe heatwaves, predicted to become many times more likely in coming decades.
