We still don't know much about marijuana farms' effects on wildlife
A new study found that larger animals were less commonly found on cannabis farms as outside them
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A grape virus causes vineyards to lose $60,000 per hectare, and there's no defense against it
Red blotch disease alters the chemical composition and taste of critical winemaking grapes
A version of this article originally appeared on The Conversation
How coronavirus threatens the seasonal farmworkers at the heart of the American food supply
Migrant workers face barriers to medical care and are susceptible to serious illness
A version of this article originally appeared on The Conversation
Fewer crops are feeding more people worldwide – and that’s not good
Reduced agrobiodiversity threatens the stability of our whole food system
Meet Barbara McClintock, who used corn to decipher 'jumping genes'
Through meticulous crossbreeding, she showed that DNA is far more complicated than scientists originally thought
How farmers on the Great Plains are changing the local climate
New crop practices trap more carbon in the soil, increasing rainfall and adding profits
The soil microbiome could change agriculture—if we can understand it
Tinkering with the buzzing "social network" in the soil could be a new frontier for making crops grow faster and healthier.