The Biden administration must restore funding to the Cooperative Extension Services
Extension agents play a key role in assisting farmers and, now, bringing COVID-19 vaccines to rural communities
Weeding out non-native strawberry guava keeps a flying fox, and the crops it feeds on, out of harm's way
Fruit bats help the trees by dispersing seeds, and the trees help the bats by feeding them. Why not help the bats by helping the trees?
As bee population numbers plummet with climate change, 'winners' and 'losers' emerge
Different bees cope with heat and land use changes in their own ways
The little mountain rivers that create the Amazon might soon be choked off
Life depends on the minerals and sediment rivers carry down from the Andes
Whiteflies evolved to disarm plants' defenses with sugar
This adaptive sugarcoating means trouble for agriculture
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
The banana as we know it is going extinct. Could gene editing save it?
How the Cavendish pandemic could pave the way for tastier bananas
Heavy metals from open-pit mining can spread up to 30 kilometers
Residents of Cerro de Pasco, Peru, teamed up with scientists to monitor pollution in their city
One person's techno trash is a scientist's research tool
It's hard to study plant roots, but a plastic CD case makes it easier to observe a plant's underground activities
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
To fight agricultural pests, scientists try spray-on plant vaccines
RNA interference can be used to protect food crops and improve plants' health, no genetic engineering required
40% of food in America ends up in the trash. Is nanopackaging the answer?
Consumer habits aren't enough to curb the impacts of food waste — packaging companies have the opportunity to make a big difference
Lake Victoria, world's largest tropical lake, may be drying up faster than we thought
The shrinking of Lake Victoria could have devastating consequences for the 40 million people in the region
Conquistadors brought disease to the pumpkins and squash of the Americas
Cucumber disease, brought by invaders, jumped to native agriculture
Algae, a low-impact, delicious and sustainable food
Feeding the world’s growing population, without sacrificing flavor
The plant-based food that grows where no other crop can survive
How algae can help us increase the output and coverage of our productive land
How algae could help save us from the impending freshwater crisis
The microscopic organism grows easily in salt water without any trouble