Is Grassfed Beef Good for Your Health?
Grassfed beef is higher in omega-3s, CLA, and antioxidants. It’s also lower in total fast and poses less risk of antibiotic resistance.
Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) and Agriculture
Harmful algal blooms (HAB) happen when there’s rapid and excessive growth of toxin-producing algae. Farmers are part of the solution.
Monoculture vs. Biodiversity in Agriculture and Forestry
Monoculture grows a single species of plant or tree in an area. Biodiversity cultivates a variety of species instead. Which approach is best?
Can You Revive Dead Soil?
Reviving dead soil is possible, but it requires a combination of techniques to restore soil fertility and biological activity.
Soil Sealing vs. Open Spaces: The Case for Grass
Soil sealing covers the natural surface of soil with manmade materials that prevent water from infiltrating the ground.
What is Carbon Sequestration?
Carbon sequestration captures carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and stores it in soil, trees, or grasslands. This article explains.
What is the Carbon Cycle?
The carbon cycle describes how carbon moves between the atmosphere, soil, living creatures, the ocean, and human sources.
The Soil Beneath Our Feet: Geology, Chemistry, and Truth
What’s in the soil beneath our feet? Where did it come from? How did it get there? This is just some of what we’ll consider in this series.
How to Reuse Food Waste
What are some innovative ways to reuse food waste, a problem so big that it costs the world $1 trillion (USD) per year? Here are a few.
Four Technologies to Reduce Food Waste
What are some technologies to reduce food waste, a large and growing problem from farm to table? Here are four technologies to watch.