agriculture

Pioneering solar-powered greenhouse to grow food without fresh water

Photo: Sundrop Farms head grower Adrian Simkins says the tomato project is a world-first. (Landline: Kerry Staight) A groundbreaking greenhouse…

6 years ago

Drought Forces Hard Choices for Farmers and Ranchers in the Southwest

Large reservoirs have buffered urban areas in the Southwest from the worst of the year’s dry conditions, but rural farmers…

6 years ago

California Groundwater Law Means Big Changes Above Ground, Too

The state’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act is likely to result in fallowing thousands of acres of farmland. Local governments are…

6 years ago

How About That Water Quality? Ocean Acidification

Talking about water quality isn’t most people’s idea of the ideal ice breaker. In the Lowcountry (loosely defined as coastal…

6 years ago

Farmers drawing groundwater from Ogallala Aquifer faster than nature replaces it

Every summer the U.S. Central Plains go dry, leading farmers to tap into groundwater to irrigate sorghum, soy, cotton, wheat…

6 years ago