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New inoculation method can protect soybeans against devastating leaf blight

Mustard, fries in short supply due to Canada climate woes

New grafting technique could combat the disease threatening Cavendish bananas

New models needed for food system transformation

Mountain spring water isn't as clean as you think it is

Arriving in mainland Malaysia, banana Blood disease now poised to spread throughout Southeast Asia

Mitigating the environmental impact of herbicides

NSF report guides research into climate change's effect on human security

Citrus greening disease can infect an entire tree weeks before symptoms appear

Study clarifies nitrogen's impact on soil carbon sequestration

The heat is on: Researchers show ability to future-proof crops for changing climate

Climate cycles create California precipitation uncertainty

China's crops at risk: Climate change boosts spread of crop pests and diseases

California's water supplies are in trouble as climate change worsens natural dry spells, especially in the Sierra Nevada

Report: Plastic pollution is also pervasive in our agricultural soils

A package of policies can help smallholder farmers adapt to a changing climate

Farm animals suffered in B.C. floods despite existing disaster management guidelines

How nitrate concentrations can be reduced in groundwater

Are small farms the solution to food insecurity? Uganda study shows policies can get it wrong

Study suggests crop insurance plays small role in discouraging cover crop use in Indiana

Less ploughing enables carbon storage in agricultural soils

Biopesticides can be used to degrade aflatoxin in crops

The study of the microbiome enables new strategies for healthy and climate-resilient crops

Gliricidia intercropping in Zambia shows promising results

Pesticide found to reduce fertility in blue orchard bee

Surveys show horseweed is a persistent and unpredictable foe in soybean crops

In-depth study of the biodiversity of the fungus causing olive tree Anthracnose

Groundwater in California's Central Valley may be unable to recover from past and future droughts

California, Arizona and Nevada in talks on new plan to save Colorado River water

Researchers develop method for early detection of bacterial infection in crops

Human rights to water of millions endangered by large-scale agriculture and industries

German farm to cull 4,000 pigs after swine fever detected

More than half of surveyed crop varieties are under threat of extinction, according to study in India

Drought, overpumping cut Morocco river link to sea

Sounding the alarm: How honey bees alert their hive to attacks by giant 'murder' hornets

Climate change is destroying honey production in Kyrgyzstan

Climatic drivers of honey bee disease revealed

Scientists' project increased risk to water supplies in South Africa this century

Toxic foam covers India's sacred Yamuna river

Climate change to stir up global agriculture within next decade

Breakthrough study points to large climate benefits from small fraction of global croplands

Big tech data centers spark worry over scarce Western water

Thirsty cities need a human/nature infrastructure combo

Unlined waste disposal pits endanger groundwater in San Joaquin Valley

Adapting crops for future climate conditions

Sustainable farming: There's no one solution

First global estimate of the importance of pollinators for seed production in plants

Almost 42,000 toxic 'forever chemical' sources could be polluting surface, drinking water across the US, says study

Desert locusts remain a serious threat to Pakistan

Volcanic grit, water shortage threaten La Palma's bananas

Bacteria enters through natural openings at edges of corn leaves to cause Goss's wilt

Growing demand for deeper wells is tapping ancient water reserves

Five billion could struggle to access water in 2050: UN

Critical groundwater supplies may never recover from drought

Expert warns of a future without bees if shoppers don't alter our food buying habits

Plant compound may protect bees from deadly virus that makes them lose their way home

US projections on drought-hit Colorado River grow more dire

New research reveals climate change risks to global food trade and food security

Study: Increased heat-drought combinations could damage crops globally

Climate change is coming for your snacks: Why repeated drought threatens dried fruits and veggies

Balancing food security and nitrogen use

Crop-eating moths will flourish as climate warms

Tropical crops could suffer as climate change brings longer dry spells

Freshwater ecosystems at risk due to glyphosate use

Think climate change is bad for corn? Add weeds to the equation

New method makes it easier to predict algae blooms

After this desert city faced dry taps, California rushed through emergency water funding

New filtering method promises safer drinking water, improved industrial production

Climate change means Australia may have to abandon much of its farming

Two atypical cases of mad cow disease detected in Brazil

Rare earth elements and old mines spell trouble for Western U.S. water supplies

How Hood River watershed can become more resilient to climate change

'Desert': drying Euphrates threatens disaster in Syria

Fracking comes at the expense of water quality

Asian giant hornet nest destroyed in Washington state

Mountains of data: An unprecedented climate observatory to understand the future of water

Human, swine waste pose dual threats to water quality after flooding

Farmed carnivores may become 'disease reservoirs' posing human health risk

New method improves detection of harmful microscopic parasites in water

Feds announce historic water cuts: What does this mean?

Southern California officials declare water supply alert

Colorado basin drought sparks water limits at huge US reservoir

Climate change hits sushi supply chain amid California water war

Crop insurance and unintended consequences

Citrus canker is back in Texas, but collaborative eradication efforts are underway

The Murrumbidgee River's wet season height has dropped by 30% since the 1990s, and the outlook is bleak

Parched Mendocino, California, implores guests to save water

Severe drought devastates Washington state's wheat crop

Historic drought threatens California farms supplying much US food

Drought hits South America river, threatening vast ecosystem

In blistering drought, California farmers rip up precious almond trees

Crop farmers face new disease pressures as climate changes

Keeping clubroot in rapeseed in check by using fungi

Climate change will impact future water availability for hydropower and public water supply in Wales

Egypt could face extreme water scarcity within the decade

Climate change threat to 'tuna dependent' Pacific Islands economies

The pulse of the Dead Sea

Common weed could spell bellyache for gluten intolerant

What you need to know about the invasive spotted lanternfly spreading across the eastern U.S.

Thousands of Central Valley farmers may lose access to surface water amid worsening drought

Drought forces North American farmers to turn food crops to hay

Informing policy for long-term global food security

RNA breakthrough creates crops that can grow 50% more potatoes, rice

How the world can prevent emerging infectious diseases and protect food security

Climate change threatens food security of many countries dependent on fish

Farm consolidation has a negative effect on wild pollinators

Study shows dire impacts downstream of Nile River dam

The big potential of little millet

Third Pole faces major changes in water flows

Glacial melt in High Mountain Asia accelerating as summers warm

Ethiopia begins second stage of filling mega-dam, angering Egypt

Cleaner air has boosted US corn and soybean yields, research shows

Instant water cleaning method 'millions of times' better than commercial approach

Water crisis reaches boiling point on Oregon-California line

How the potato blight pathogen penetrates the plant

While debate rages over glyphosate-based herbicides, farmers are spraying them all over the world

Hot nights confuse circadian clocks in rice, hurting crop yields

China to pause squid fishing in Pacific, Atlantic breeding grounds

Low-flow research on Colorado River sheds light on eventual new normal for Grand Canyon

Emissions cause delay in rainfall

How toxic is the water's surface on Florida's Indian River lagoon?

Kiwi disease study finds closely related bacterial strains display different behaviors

Vegetation growth in Northern Hemisphere is stunted by water constraints in warming climate

Western drought brings another woe: voracious grasshoppers

A hidden driver of food insecurity and environmental crisis

Where did Sierra snow go this spring? Not into California rivers and water supplies

Midwest bumble bees declined with more farmed land, less diverse crops since 1870

US beekeepers continue to report high colony loss rates, no clear improvement

Climate adaptation requires billions in additional annual investments to prevent hunger

Over half of the world's rivers cease to flow for at least one day a year on average

40% of EU agricultural imports will be 'highly vulnerable' to drought by 2050

Anthropogenic forcing increases drought risks in Southeast Asia

'Unshackled' palm-destroying beetles could soon invade Australia

Irish potato famine pathogen stoked outbreaks on six continents

Facing water security challenges in the world's drylands

Costly frost in France attributed to climate change

Climate change and melting glaciers have widely varied impacts on Asian water supplies

Texas must address groundwater future, says expert

A quarter of global harvests at risk if agriculture does not adapt to climate change

Lake Champlain phosphorus cleanup to help Vermont economy, study says

Traces of drugs found in a dam that supplies Nigeria's capital city

Intensified droughts will affect nitrogen emissions in rainfed agriculture

A new disease called halo blight threatens Michigan hop production

Mixed farming methods could reduce US emissions and increase productivity

Researchers design simulation tool to predict disease, pest spread

The new species of bacteria killing palms in Australia

Water crisis 'couldn't be worse' on Oregon-California border

Backyard poultry tied to salmonella outbreak in dozens of states: CDC

Immune function of small chloroplasts in the epidermal cells of plants

Wildfires threaten river networks in the western U.S.

Iran's groundwater depletion is reaching crisis levels, warn researchers

Climate change threatens one-third of global food production

Contamination risk of groundwater in karst regions is higher than previously believed

Extreme weather affecting UK agriculture—but adapting to changing climate a challenge for many farmers

Plant parasitic nematodes harm pineapple crop yields in Kenya

Climate-friendly farming strategies can improve the land and generate income for farmers

Alternative meats are not suppressing reliance on grazing animal sources

Environmental scientists: Up to 20% of global groundwater wells at risk of going dry

In Peru, pre-Columbian canals offer hope against drought

Freshwater salt pollution threatens ecosystem and human water security

US West prepares for possible 1st water shortage declaration

The Dead Sea is dying. Drinking water is scarce. Jordan faces a climate crisis

The fight against Palmer amaranth, the herbicide-resistant soybean weed

Water scarcity footprint reveals impacts of individual dietary choices in US

Road salts and other human sources are threatening world's freshwater supplies

Human-induced drying trend in Central Asia since the 1950s

French winemakers count cost of 'worst frost in decades'

Call for urgent climate change action to secure global food supply

New report shows high levels of arsenic and uranium in some wells

Increased winter snowmelt threatens western water resources

How climate change affects Colombia's coffee production

Ozone pollution harms maize crops, study finds

Researchers develop 99.9% accurate genetic test for early detection of Palmer Amaranth

Climate change cut global agricultural productivity 21% since 1960s

Europe's heat and drought crop losses tripled in 50 years: study

Lanternfly's attraction to vertical silhouettes could help monitor, trap it

A third of global farmland at 'high' pesticide pollution risk

Study exposes global ripple effects of regional water scarcity

New problems arise for crop storage as planet gets warmer

Rural Alaskans struggle to access and afford water

Genome sequenced for pesky pumpkin pathogen

The future of America's drinking water

Climate change is feeding our plants junk food

Phytol may be promising for eco-friendly agrochemicals to control root-knot nematodes

From locusts to fires, agriculture faces growing threats: UN

Scientists study co-evolutionary relationship between rust fungi and wheat and barberry

Households in Zimbabwe affected by fall armyworm are 12% more likely to experience hunger

Farm-level study shows rising temperatures hurt rice yields

Disrupting harmful food systems to prevent future pandemics

Adaptation, not irrigation, recommended for Midwest corn farmers

Super-charged cattle bred to endure heat, produce 10 times as much milk

Wild relatives offer a solution to devastating chickpea disease Ascochyta blight

Floral probiotics reduce apple disease

Gene discovery may help peaches tolerate climate stress

Unveiling the cause of onion center rot

Atmospheric drying will lead to lower crop yields, shorter trees across the globe

Scientists complete first global survey of freshwater fluctuation

Groundwater information is no longer out of depth

Ghosts of past pesticide use can haunt organic farms for decades

Banning wild meat could add to global food problems

Climate, canola and coping with changing conditions

Groundwater levels fall in central and western Kansas

Increasing temperatures will hit meat and milk production in East Africa

Spotted lanternfly: Research accelerates in effort to contain invasive pest

Further action on cadmium needed for global food safety

Corn belt farmland has lost a third of its carbon-rich soil

Rebuilding soil microbiomes in high-tunnel agricultural systems focus of study

Some food contamination starts in the soil

Urban agriculture in Chicago does not allow consumers to rely solely on local food

As climate warms, summer monsoons to produce less streamflow

Improved model estimates impact of ozone on soy crops

Water disinfection with ozone

Invasive evergreen acutely reduces water resources in Ethiopia, costing rural livelihoods

Soil health is as environmentally important as air and water quality, say microbiologists

Nuclear war could trigger big El Nino and decrease seafood

Integrated disease management saves olive trees from Verticillium wilt

Irrigation schemes in sub-Saharan Africa are consistently falling short of their promises

Fungi strengthen plants to fend off aphids

Cereal crops fighting the climate chaos

Aphids suck: Invasive aphid found on Danish apple trees

As the American hemp industry grows, so does our understanding of hemp diseases

New study compiles four years of corn loss data from 26 states and Ontario, Canada

Beating the 'billion-dollar bug' is a shared burden

Northern lakes at risk of losing ice cover permanently, impacting drinking water

Why Bolivia's second largest lake disappeared – and how to bring it back

Two-thirds of Earth's land is on pace to lose water as the climate warms

Soil degradation costs U.S. corn farmers a half-billion dollars every year

Asian water towers on tighter budget despite a warmer and wetter climate

Climate change ravages Kashmir's 'red gold' saffron crop

Current food production systems could mean far-reaching habitat loss

Discovery: How Colorado potato beetles beat pesticides

Chemical composition of wild potato relative contributes to its resistance to pathogen

Plastic pipes are polluting drinking water systems after wildfires, increase risk in urban fires

Survey shows dicamba may reduce the effectiveness of junglerice controls

A balancing act: Improved water treatment technique using 'energy matching'

The dynamics of nitrogen-based fertilizers in the root zone

Several US populations and regions exposed to high arsenic concentrations in drinking water

'Rambo root' could help with climate action, peace building, and environmental issues

Maize outpaces soybeans in fighting off fungal invasions

Risk of vine-to-vine spread of Xylella fastidiosa is greatest in July and August

Study finds large-scale expansion of stem rust resistance gene in barley and oat lineages

Plant-inspired alkaloids protect rice, kiwi and citrus from harmful bacteria

European colonization accelerated erosion tenfold

Decontaminating almonds and nuts with compressed carbon dioxide

Climate change presents new challenges for the drinking water supply

Mushroom cultivation produces three times its weight in waste. It's now being turned into burgers and fertilizer

Glyphosate may affect human gut microbiota

Microscopic nematode that liquefies slugs may be answer to controlling this invasive pest

Chemical injected in town's drinking water called 'an environmental injustice'

New research maps potential global spread of devastating papaya mealybug pest

Nuclear war could take a big bite out of the world's seafood

Ecological theory provides insights on pesticide use in agriculture

Simple method to determine if nuts and dairy products contain poison

Scientists assess saltwater intrusion into well water along the Rhode Island coastline

Diversified agriculture enhances ecosystem services and maintain yields

Short-term moisture removal can eliminate downy mildew of spinach

For when the chips are down—preserving UK soil microbial biodiversity for agriculture

New way of cooking rice removes arsenic and retains mineral nutrients, study shows

Water scarcity and reduction in crop yield due to climate change could drop GDP by 10% in Middle East

To predict how crops cope with changing climate, 30 years of experiments simulate future

For when the chips are down—preserving UK soil microbial biodiversity for agriculture

Study shows how climate impacts food webs, poses socioeconomic threat in Eastern Africa

Phosphorus deficit may disrupt regional food supply chains

Boil-water notice lifted from Texas city where microbe found

Tightening water security through rainwater harvesting

Groundwater depletion in US High Plains leads to bleak outlook for grain production

Studies explore the role of cover crops in suppressing glyphosate-resistant horseweed

Research links soil nitrogen levels to corn yield and nitrogen losses

Can organic plant protection products damage crops?

How a toxic chromium species could form in drinking water

Providing accurate modeling of climate change impacts on water resources

Deadly microbe water warning lifted for all but 1 Texas city

Insect Armageddon: Low doses of the insecticide, Imidacloprid, cause blindness in insects

Is your drinking water toxic? This app may help you find out.

New freshwater database tells water quality story for 12K lakes globally

Intensive monoculture is putting water systems in peril

Water shortages in US West likelier than previously thought

Researchers quantify worldwide loss of phosphorus due to soil erosion for the first time

China's ecological restoration projects deplete terrestrial water stores

Wild cousins may help crops battle climate change

Detecting soil-surface ozone early can help prevent damage to grapes and apples

Water warning as climate risks intensify: report

6 Western states blast Utah plan to tap Colorado River water

Researchers isolate responses of crop yield and production to climate disasters in China

Locusts now threatening parts of southern Africa, UN says

20% less water in Murray-Darling rivers than expected under Basin Plan

Researchers warn of food-web threats from common insecticides

Some of America's favorite produce crops may need to get a move on by 2045

Water availability has changed, and humans are to blame

Contaminated water sickens nearly 500 in China

US West faces reckoning over water but avoids cuts for now

Research helps explain source of pathogen that causes bitter rot disease

Research recommends integrated approaches to managing reniform nematodes in cotton

Gluten in wheat: What has changed during 120 years of breeding?

How maths modelling helps efforts to eradicate banana bunchy top virus

New tools in the fight against lethal citrus disease

Land-use change disrupts wild plant pollination on a global scale

Spotted lanternfly task force brings together expertise of scientists, agencies

Study could lead to power over the New World screwworm

Decline in plant breeding programs could impact food security

Satellites provide crucial data on crops during COVID-19

An inventory providing information on more than 200 viruses that infect plants in Brazil

Study calls for urgent plan to manage invasive weed which threatens livelihoods in Africa

Iran: decades of unsustainable water use has dried up lakes and caused environmental destruction

Economic and food supply chain disruptions endanger global food security

Study finds dangerous mercury levels in Amazon fish

Decline of bees, other pollinators threatens US crop yields

As a result of climate change, soil animals are getting smaller, numbers falling due to intensive land use

A world drowning in plastic pollution

Big wheel ruts, big economic losses

Returning to farming's roots in the battle against the 'billion-dollar beetle'

New research reveals antifungal symbiotic peptide in legume

Research underscores importance of global surveillance of plant pathogens

About 94% of wild bee and native plant species networks lost, study finds

Research: Crop plants are taking up microplastics

Native bees also facing novel pandemic

A quarter of the world's lowland population depends critically on mountain water resources

Nematode has potential to reduce cotton yields by 50 percent

Newly discovered pathogen in NY apples causes bitter rot disease

Crunch, crunch: Africa's locust outbreak is far from over

Researchers explore promising novel approach to control wild radish weed

Making food beautiful—and toxic

Treatments tested for invasive pest on allium crops

Q&A: Researchers investigate a plague of locusts in East Africa

Deforestation and land-clearing are taking a toll on Brazil's corn yield

Climate change is altering terrestrial water availability

New winter squash decline research paves the way for understanding the disease

Researchers assess water security of Central Asian countries

New study reveals use of antibiotics on crops is more widespread than previously thought

Coronavirus: A wake-up call to strengthen the global food system

Water hyacinth pest chokes Iraq's vital waterways

100 days of coronavirus has sent shock waves through the food system

Fungal pathogen disables plant defense mechanism

In midst of pandemic, E. Africa braces for another locust invasion

20-year field experiment: Rotate corn for better soil health

Study calls for reallocation of subsidies for biocontrols to fight fall armyworm

Weed's wily ways explained in Illinois research

Agroforestry is 'win win' for bees and crops, study shows

Crop pathogens 'remarkably adaptable'

Intercropping can significantly increase yields in agriculture while reducing the use of fertilisers

Presence of devastating pest confirmed on Socotra Island

Threats to global food security from emerging fungal crop pathogens

New research network examines conditions for greater food security

It's time to rethink the disrupted U.S. food system from the ground up

How we're turning local environmental problems into global issues by engineering nature

Global warming will heighten agriculture weed threat

Famine risk for millions in second locust wave

Indian drones pursue locusts as swarms destroy swathes of crops

Study highlights differences of chlorination to treat high- and low-viability cyanobacteria

Moths have a secret but vital role as pollinators in the night

Native guava first Australian casualty of global plant disease

New locust outbreak threatens food security for millions

Rising temperatures likely to increase damage caused by plant pathogens

New dataset helps tomato growers reduce spread of bacterial canker

Clay layers and distant pumping trigger arsenic contamination in Bangladesh groundwater

Filtering out toxic chromium from water

Irrigated crops underestimation risks water shortages

Agricultural pickers in US to see unsafely hot workdays double by 2050

UAE wages war on tiny scourge threatening date palms

Poor Amazonians go hungry despite living in one of the most biodiverse places on Earth

Changes in snowmelt threaten farmers in western US

COVID-19 is another wake up call for food security

Risk of E. coli in hydroponic and aquaponic systems may be greater than once thought

Wild tomato resistance to bacterial canker has implications for commercial tomato industry

Nepal's lowland 'food basket' vulnerable to climate change

What is the Asian hornet invasion going to cost Europe?

Unsustainable food systems: Can we reverse current trends?

World could face food crisis in wake of coronavirus: UN, WTO

New pathogen threatens fennel yield in Italy

Researchers discover a novel chemistry to protect our crops from fungal disease

Dietary components decrease cadmium bioavailability in rice

Weedy rice is unintended legacy of Green Revolution

Co-occurring contaminants may increase NC groundwater risks

Planning for future water security in China

As virus leaves borders shut, European farmers sound alarm

The mighty Nile, threatened by waste, warming, mega-dam

Water theft a growing concern in increasingly-dry Spain

'Sushi parasites' have increased 283-fold in past 40 years

Fall precipitation predicts abundance of curly top disease and guides weed management

Long-term analysis shows GM cotton no match for insects in India

New aflatoxin biocontrol product lowers contamination of groundnut and maize in Senegal

Natural contaminant threat to drinking water from groundwater

Disease-causing virus manipulates crop plants to favor its vector

Scientists release crop production outlook under shadow of locusts

Pakistan struggles to combat devastating locust plague

Researchers develop fast, accurate test to identify toxins in cereal crops

How changes in weather patterns could lead to more insect invasions

Climate change will cause a loss of olive production in Andalusia

How climate change reduced the flow of the Colorado River

Uganda army fights voracious desert locusts

Drought slashes Australian crop output to record low

Invasive bug found feeding on avocado plants in Hawaii

As groundwater depletes, arid American West is moving east

New technique reduces pathogen identification time from two weeks to less than one hour

Buried in mud: Wildfires threaten North American water supplies

"Where it begins": Young hungry locusts bulk up in Somalia

Not all in-home drinking water filters completely remove toxic PFAS

Faster than a speeding bullet: Asian hornet invasion spreads to Northern Germany

Locust invasion threatens wildlife and livelihoods in Kenya

What's in your water? Researchers identify new toxic byproducts of disinfecting drinking water

Insect bites and warmer climate means double-trouble for plants

Insecticides becoming more toxic to honey bees

Citizens battle to save China's sickly 'mother river'

Asia's Great Rivers: Climate crisis, pollution put billions at risk

Swarms of locusts threaten food security in Kenya

Chlorine could increase antimicrobial resistance

Rural water wells in High Plains Aquifer show large increase in nitrate levels

Drinking water under threat: Water contamination risks this bushfire season

Amazing cows hold promise in pioneering sustainable food systems of the future

Los Angeles may store water under a lake drained to fill its faucets

Long-dormant disease becomes most dominant foliar disease in New York onion crops

A climate change double whammy in the US Corn Belt

Climate change is hurting farmers – even seeds are under threat

Agricultural parasite avoids evolutionary arms race, shuts down genes of host plants

The dark side of plant-based food—it's more about money than you may think

Newly identified jet-stream pattern could imperil global food supplies, says study

Climate change and the threat to global breadbaskets

New discovery to fight citrus exocortis viroid

(Almost) nothing can stop bacterium decimating Florida's oranges

Anthracnose alert: How bacteria prime fifth-biggest global grain crop against deadly fungus

Warmer temperatures will increase arsenic levels in rice, study shows

What's driving erosion worldwide?

Troubled waters for Egypt as Ethiopia pushes Nile dam

Model: Possible simultaneous impact of global warming on agriculture and marine fisheries

Study zeroes in on source of arsenic in Bengal Basin's deep wells

A new world map rates food sustainability for countries across the globe

Mapping the benefits of the world's largest lakes

Using controlled environment food production to solve food shortages

Cleveland's brown water: The source lies at the bottom of Lake Erie

Potato virus Y is the most serious threat to potato—some strains more than others

How multiple factors of climate change affect soil

Study shows cover crops and perennials do not necessarily increase carbon storage in soil

Cereal killer's deadly touch could lead to new wheat threat

As climate warms, plants may demand more water, cutting supplies for people

The world is getting wetter, yet water may become less available for North America and Eurasia

Zeroing in on food security as agricultural impacts of climate crisis become more apparent

Laos hydro project switched on along dried-out Mekong

Zeroing in on food security as agricultural impacts of climate crisis become more apparent

Alfalfa and potassium: It's complicated

The next big California vs. Trump fight is over water and endangered species

How plants react to fungi

Climate change pushes Italy beekeepers to the brink

Analysis IDs ag practices to fight flood, drought

Groundwater pumping could 'devastate' river systems

Study finds rising ozone a hidden threat to corn

Zimbabwe's capital runs dry as taps cut off for 2M people

Melting snowcaps spell water trouble for world's highest capital

Research team discovers new microbe in wheat stem sawfly

Palmer amaranth's molecular secrets reveal troubling potential

Researchers work to understand bacteria killing citrus trees

France reports first case of fatal olive tree bacteria

Not all meat is created equal: How diet changes can sustain world's food production

3 ways insecticides can be counterproductive in agriculture

Freshening up contaminated water

Burgundy wine grapes tell climate story, show warming accelerated in past 30 years

Banana industry on alert after disease arrives in Colombia

Strawberries: The tasty fruit with a tainted environmental legacy and an uncertain future

Eight species of fungus cause root rot in South Dakota corn

The West is trading water for cash. The water is running out

Research: Link between increased atmospheric vapor deficit and worldwide loss of vegetation

Wet winter doesn't end climate change risk to Colorado River

Compost key to sequestering carbon in the soil

Behavioral science models can help identify the greenest dietary changes

Fighting a mighty weed

Neonicotinoids may have an unexplored harmful exposure route to beneficial insects

Quarter of world's population facing extreme water stress

Scientists propose environmentally friendly control practices for harmful tomato disease

EU agriculture not viable for the future

Humanity's next test: feed 10 billion without ruining Earth

A new study shows Americans are drilling deeper than ever for fresh water

French wine production hit by heatwave

More Basra water crises unless Iraq govt fixes 'failures': HRW

Armyworms on the march post-Tropical Storm Barry

Researchers publish new study on citrus greening disease

Lack of crop diversity and increasing dependence on pollinators may threaten food security

Heat, salt, drought: This barley can withstand the challenges of climate change

New study: How much do climate fluctuations matter for global crop yields?

Climate change is affecting crop yields and reducing global food supplies

Global ethical supply chains: The organic label doesn't tell the full story

Eight ways to halt a global food crisis

Freak blast or taste of the future? French wine-makers count heatwave cost

Biodegradable coating to help achieve food security

New species of loquat-killing beetle identified

Climate change: bees are disorientated by flowers' changing scents

Crop pests more widespread than previously known

Bad weather causing 'catastrophic' French honey harvest

Bee populations in trouble following EPA pesticide decision

Biochar may boost carbon storage, but benefits to germination and growth appear scant

Dew drops spontaneously flinging themselves into the wind may spread wheat infections

Groundwater pumping has significantly reduced US stream flows

A warming Midwest increases likelihood that farmers will need to irrigate

Looming insect invasion threatens California wine and avocados

Researchers study how climate change affects crops in India

The battle to save citrus fruits

Superweed resists another class of herbicides, study finds

Our water cycle diagrams give a false sense of water security

Locust swarm decimates crops in Sardinia

Climate change is already affecting global food production—unequally

Combination of water scarcity and inflexible demand puts world's river basins at risk

Heat, not drought, will drive lower crop yields, researchers say

Freak mud flows threaten our water supplies, and climate change is raising the risk

Colombia could lose 60% of land suitable for irrigated rice due to climate change

Climate change puts commercial viability of citrus, vineyards and olive trees at risk

Scientists recommend measures to contain rapid woody weed spread in Baringo County, Kenya

First report of powdery mildew on phasey bean in Florida could spell trouble for papaya

How host-cell enzymes combat the coronavirus

New insights on the control of dicamba-resistant kochia

Rice blast fungus study sheds new light on virulence mechanisms of plant pathogenic fungi

Weighing up trade-offs between food security and climate mitigation

New database: Water sources in 43 states contain potentially unsafe chemical levels

Analysis of historical specimens determines single origin of Australian potato pest

No one-size-fits-all solution for sustainable agriculture

The winter weather window that is costing rapeseed growers millions

Banana disease boosted by climate change

Overfishing risks ocean deserts as stocks plummet

Synchronizing food production can have disastrous effects

Do additives help the soil?

Excessive rainfall as damaging to corn yield as extreme heat, drought

Gene-editing technology to create virus-resistant cassava plant has opposite effect, researchers find

Designing water infrastructure for climate uncertainty

Large-scale forest carbon sequestration could cause food prices to skyrocket

Researchers describe the mechanism of a protein upon infection of the 'Fasciola hepatica'

New diagnostic tool developed for global menace Xylella fastidiosa increases specificity

California dispute threatens plan to protect Colorado River

The quest to save the banana from extinction

New variety of zebra chip disease threatens potato production in southwestern Oregon

Pesticide cocktail can harm honey bees

An industrialized global food supply chain threatens human health – here's how to improve it

Plants grow less in hotter temperatures

Rusted root: Weedy rice repeatedly evolves 'cheater' root traits

Fungal mating: Next weapon against corn aflatoxin?

Climate extremes hitting maize production could become the new norm by 2020

The effects of climate change on water shortages

EPA argues for shifting focus from climate change to water

Researchers explore the effects of climate change on hunger

High-tech agriculture - Farmers risk being 'locked in' to unsustainable practices

Green water supplies and global limits

Population increases and climate change point to future US water shortages

The secret behind witchweed's devastating ability to steal nutrients from crops

Upgraded Water Risk Filter will help companies respond to worsening water risks

Lab grown meat could cause more environmental damage than the real thing, scientists warn

1) https://phys.org/news/2019-02-climate-friendly-labriculture-energy-revolution.html

2) https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/lab-grown-meat-artificial-cultured-environment-impact-cattle-beef-oxford-university-a8786576.html

Worrying long-term stability of pesticides in honey

Earthworm research spurs farmers to act

Study of human impact on food webs and ecosystems yields unexpected insights

Setting the stage for cassava disease monitoring

Italy Is About to Run Out of Olive Oil — and Climate Change May Be to Blame

Satellites reveal a new view of Earth's water from space

How urban agriculture can improve food security in US cities

Future of US citrus may hinge on consumer acceptance of genetically modified food

Cities turn to desalination for water security, but at what cost?

On Lake Victoria, a green stain spreads across Africa's blue heart

What's needed for a sustainable, equitable and healthy food system?

Culprit found for honeybee deaths in California almond groves

Prairie strips transform farmland conservation

Extreme weather and geopolitics major drivers of increasing 'food shocks'

Scientists warn of climate 'time bomb' for world's groundwater

Stoking conflict between farming and conservation hurts everyone

Human diet causing 'catastrophic' damage to planet

The global race for groundwater speeds up to feed agriculture's growing needs

Kabul faces water crisis as drought, population strain supply

Researchers seek origin of salinity leading to crop yield reduction

Scientists forecast where is the highly invasive fall armyworm to strike next

Climate change takes toll on French oyster farmers

Warmer winters threaten UK blackcurrant farming

Climate change leading to water shortage in Andes, Himalayas

The long dry - global water supplies are shrinking

Why Tehran is sinking dangerously

One out of three rivers in the Iberian Peninsula is affected by salinization

Nigeria's depleting fish stocks may pose a threat to regional security

Scientists reveal substantial water loss in global landlocked regions

Climate change predicted to end truffle production

The battle for the future of farming - What you need to know

Wild coffee plants, Christmas trees and chocolate's tree are surprisingly poorly protected

Future wheat harvests very vulnerable to disease, warn experts

The unintended consequences of dams and reservoirs

How invasive earthworm feces is altering US soils

Changing temperatures are helping corn production in US—for now

Interactive world map visualizes water scarcity around the globe

Farmers fear it will take years to recover from storm strike

Yes, eating meat affects the environment, but cows are not killing the climate

Not enough fruits, vegetables grown to feed the planet

Climate change, rising sea levels a threat to farmers in Bangladesh

Scientists warn of insect pest outbreaks and reduced wheat yields

World hunger has risen for three straight years, and climate change is a cause

Summer drought may shrink supplies of French spuds

Global hotspots for potential water disputes

Warmer springs can reduce summer plant productivity

Beer supply threatened by future weather extremes

Keeping honeybees doesn't save bees – or the environment

Climate extremes 'key driver' behind rising global hunger

Japan culls livestock after hog cholera outbreak

Yampa River is placed on call for first time ever

Climate change will reshape the world's agricultural trade

Crop-eating pest could hit Africa food supplies - experts

Champagne trying to defeat heat amid another early harvest

Water pollution lays waste to Iraq's oil-rich south

Global warming - More insects, eating more crops

How climate change will affect dairy cows and milk production in the UK – new study

Coffee farmers struggle to adapt to Colombia's changing climate

China's swine fever outbreak may spread in Asia - FAO

ESA's role in easing water scarcity

As CO2 levels climb, millions at risk of nutritional deficiencies

'No grass' - Europe's livestock sector stricken by drought

Vital US reservoir OK for now, but shortages are looming

India's excess fluoride in groundwater

Understanding the enzyme that enables bacteria to breathe arsenic

Toxins turning up in dozens of public water systems

North American diets require more land than we have, study says

Does the El Niño Southern Oscillation actually matter for food security?

Climate taxes on agriculture could lead to more food insecurity than climate change itself

Environmental changes in the Mekong Delta spell trouble for farmers

How climate change will alter our food

Better boil ya billy—when Australian water goes bad

Iraq's treasured amber rice crop devastated by drought

How wildfires contaminate drinking water sources

'Water is life': Ivory Coast city struggles with crippling drought

Widespread uranium contamination found in India's groundwater

Florida: Oriental fruit flies found in farmlands near Miami

Groundwater pumping can increase arsenic levels in irrigation and drinking water

More than 75 percent decline over 27 years in total flying insect biomass in protected areas

Scientists warn of 'ecological Armageddon' after study shows flying insect numbers plummeting 75%

Nature Studies - Why Keats’s hedge cricket no longer chirrups autumn’s arrival

Birds, like the whippoorwill, that feed on insects are rapidly disappearing

Sound of crickets 'could become a thing of the past'

Lake Chad: Can the vanishing lake be saved?

Argentine drought-hit soy crop seen collapsing to 40 million tons

Norfolk's butterflies, bees, bugs, birds, trees and mammals are at major risk from climate change as temperatures rise

On dangerous ground—land degradation is turning soils into deserts

Overproduction threatens Andes superfood haven

Scientists to publish first-ever land health report

Going Vegan Isn't the Most Sustainable Option for Humanity

Plants Can See, Hear, and Smell - and Respond

Plants boost extreme temperatures by up to 5°C

Does a Warmer World Mean a Greener World? Not Likely!

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