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A Culinary Silver Lining of Climate Change: More Truffles

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 13 January 202120 October 2021

The cultivation potential of a popular truffle species will increase in central Europe by 2050, global climate models predict.

Watery mud accumulates between rows of crops.
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European Colonists Dramatically Increased North American Erosion Rates

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 11 January 202124 February 2022

Around 200 years ago, when conversion of land for agriculture became more widespread, the amount of sediment accumulating in riverbeds across the continent jumped tenfold.

Researcher Monireh Faramarzi on an agricultural farm in Alberta, Canada
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Rethinking the Concept of Virtual Water in the Global Trade Market

by S. Dimitropoulos 17 December 202028 October 2021

Discussions around global trade are starting to consider the water it takes to produce exported goods. Some scientists argue that this approach should take a regional rather than global perspective.

A black table holding assorted foods, including orange and red peppers, red grapes, oranges, kiwi, tomatoes, brussels sprouts, peaches, celery, fish, and bread
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Using Food to Tell the Climate Change Story

Rachel Crowell, Science Writer by Rachel Crowell 10 December 202010 March 2023

Discussing the impact of climate change on food is an effective way to spark interest in the science of climate change and how to mitigate associated problems.

Photograph of an orange
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Our Food Systems Are Complicated. Food Data Don’t Have to Be

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 4 December 20203 November 2021

Researchers made a “Google Maps” for global food systems. Could it help us tackle food’s thorniest problems?

A farm field in southern Alberta, Canada, is irrigated
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Can Satellites Fill Gaps in Agricultural Water Monitoring?

by David Shultz 1 December 202020 October 2021

Past studies that have estimated irrigation water usage based on satellite remote sensing have had large uncertainties that could hamper effective water management.

A field on a Nebraska farm with a large irrigation arm watering the crop. Grain storage elevators are visible in the background.
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Modeling Groundwater and Crop Production in the U.S. High Plains

by Jady Carmichael 30 November 20208 November 2022

Innovative new research by a team of international scholars borrows modeling methods from ecology and applies them to groundwater sustainability.

Person taking measurements in a river; another person standing with a clipboard
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Agricultura Sustentable Reflejada en Calidad del Agua de Cuba

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 18 November 20206 January 2022

Las muestras de agua de 25 ríos en el centro de Cuba están dominadas por signos de erosión de las rocas en lugar de la escorrentía de fertilizantes, según muestran investigadores que trabajan en instituciones cubanas y estadounidenses.

Maasai men take their cattle to the river
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Movement Recognizes the Promises and Vulnerabilities in Pastoralism

Rishika Pardikar, Science Writer by Rishika Pardikar 3 November 202013 March 2023

With grassroots support, the Food and Agriculture Organization is moving closer to recognizing an International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists.

Aerial photo of a single boat making its way on Brazil’s São Francisco River
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Urbanization, Agriculture, and Mining Threaten Brazilian Rivers

by Meghie Rodrigues 27 October 20206 December 2021

Harder to analyze and quantify, diffuse pollution is often overlooked when it comes to water quality assessments.

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