Agriculture

Real solutions from agriculture at the People's Climate March

IATP’s Tara Ritter is blogging from New York City as she attends the NYC Climate Convergence and the People's Climate March. Saturday 9/20/2014

Scientists praise and challenge FAO on agroecology

UPDATE: Join these scientists and sign on to support a U.N.-wide agroecology effort.

GMOs in China: Reading the tea leaves

The headline of last week’s Science Insider blog was eye-catching: “China pulls plug on genetically modified rice and corn.” (The RT version was even better: “End of the line: GMO production in China halted.”) What

“Sustainable intensification” is unsustainable

In a new paper led by collaborators at Leuphana University Lueneburg (Germany) and just released in print in the scientific jo

During extreme drought, farmers try for resiliency

This entry is part of IATP's Story of Drought, examining the impacts, causes and perception of drought in the U.S. and around the world. Lamar, Colo. – In a good year, the wheat on the Hixsons’ farm should stand waist high by mid-summer. This year, though, much of the crop isn’t even tall enough for the combine to harvest.

Corporate wolves dressed as local sheep

Today, Missouri goes to the polls to decide—among other things—if they want to amend the state’s constitution to include what is being referred to as the “right to farm.” This debate has been a fiercely pitched and costly battle to enshrine a

Why $3 corn won’t spark a prairie fire

In 1986, corn was selling at $1.80 a bushel. Today, in the summer of 2014, corn is selling for under $4.00 a bushel. If we adjust for inflation, the $1.80 corn of 1986 would be worth $3.90 a bushel today.

WEBINAR: TTIP and Antimicrobial Resistance

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is one of the greatest threats to public health. Margeret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization has warned, “A post-antibiotic era means, in effect, an end to modern medicine as we know it. Things as common as strep throat or a child’s scratched knee could once again kill.”

A landowner’s guide to pollinator-friendly practices

Last month, President Obama issued a memorandum to create a national strategy to promote pollinator health. The strategy includes creating a pollinator health task force and taking steps to increase and improve pollinator habitat.