Scientists are growing crops with salt water that could help save us from starvation

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SaliCrop team poses in branded shirts in front of a farm field
The SaliCrop team from left to right: Oron Bet Or, Carmit Oron, Ṛcā Godbole, Sharon Devir, Shimon Rachmilevitch.

Guy Shery

Gardeners are fuming about a study that found produce from urban farms has a high carbon footprint

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An urban farm in Detroit, Michigan.
An urban farm in Detroit, Michigan.

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This indoor farming company is trying to win workers over to agriculture — through desk-job benefits

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An Eden Green greenhouse has stacks of lettuce
Eden Green grows staples like lettuce and cooking greens in large greenhouses in Cleburne, Texas.

Courtesy Eden Green

Police in India shoot tear gas at farmers protesting for better crop prices

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Police in India fired rounds of tear gas at farmers protesting government policies. The farmers are pressuring the government to honor its promise to double their income and waive loans.

Angry European farmers are blocking freeways with tractors and spraying manure on buildings over green push

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Parked tractors block a highway during a farmers' protest near Mollerussa, northeast Spain, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024.
Tractors block a highway during a farmers' protest in northeastern Spain this week.

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First he was a teacher. Then he was China's top tech titan. Now, meet Jack Ma 3.0 — a high-tech farmer.

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Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba Group.
Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba Group.

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Who killed Cedar the goat?

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A goat in between a fork and knife
A 9-year-old girl tried to save her goat from the slaughterhouse. What happened next might change the way you think about meat.

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Cedar the goat was sold at auction, destined for the dinner table. But his owner, a 9-year-old girl, loved him too much for that. She decided, instead, to save him.

Senegalese herders have raised livestock for centuries. Climate change is threatening their future.

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A photo of a group of white and brown cattle gathering around a small pond of water surrounded by dry dirt in Senegal.
Cattle gather around a small pond of water in Senegal.

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As hunger worsens in Gaza, one man wants to help local farmers feed families

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Ahmed Sourani is founder and general coordinator of Gaza Urban and Periurban Agriculture Platform.
Ahmed Sourani, founder and general coordinator of Gaza Urban and Periurban Agriculture Platform.

Ahmed Sourani

The world's healthy soil and future food supply is at risk. Here's how NUTRO™ is helping growers implement sustainable soil practices.

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Two people walking on a large soil field
Schiff Farms Inc. in Delaware is the recipient of NUTRO's 2023 inaugural Soil Growth Grant in the amount of $150,000.

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