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Rows of green leaves and grass grow between the dry stubble of already harvested wheat.
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Satellite Data Reveal Uptick in Cover Cropping on Farms

by Katherine Kornei 20 December 202220 December 2022

Over the course of a decade, farmers growing corn and soybeans in the U.S. Midwest increased their adoption of cover cropping—a tenet of so-called conservation agriculture—by fourfold.

Aerial view of an agricultural field with some plots in temperature-controlled conditions
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Warmer Winters Keep Crops Sleepy into Spring, Hurting Yield

by Elise Cutts 21 October 202228 October 2022

Annual crops go dormant during winter. Frosty temperatures cue them to wake up—but the warmer winters brought on by climate change scramble the cold signal, hurting yield.

中国桑沟湾的筏式水产养殖
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沿岸水产养殖减少营养输送

by Jack Lee 3 May 20222 September 2022

对中国桑沟湾的高分辨率模拟显示,筏式养殖改变了水动力场,减少了营养盐从近海海底向养殖区的输送。

Two pods of the lost crop little barley against a blurred background
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Could “Lost Crops” Help Us Adapt to Climate Change?

by Andrew Chapman 8 April 202230 September 2022

Archaeology might not solve all the agricultural challenges that climate change will bring, but it could provide important lessons and a record of new ideas.

Suspended aquaculture in Sanggou Bay
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Coastal Aquaculture Can Reduce Nutrient Transport

by Jack Lee 18 March 20223 May 2022

High-resolution simulations of China’s Sanggou Bay show that suspended aquaculture alters hydrodynamics and weakens transport of nutrients to the area from offshore bottom water.

A chat, or waste, pile near the Tar Creek Superfund site in Oklahoma.
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Community Input Drives Superfund Research

by Robin Donovan 14 December 202125 October 2022

Researchers identified geochemical tracers for lead and investigated Oklahomans’ concerns at the Tar Creek Superfund site.

A van drives through a flooded street in downtown Miami on a sunny day.
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The Benefits of Better Ocean Weather Forecasting

by Charlotte DeMott, Ángel G. Muñoz, Christopher D. Roberts, Claire M. Spillman and F. Vitart 12 November 202118 October 2022

Improvements in our ability to forecast oceanic conditions weeks to months in advance will help communities, industries, and other groups prepare amid a changing climate.

Photo of two corn hybrid species growing in a field. The adult hybrid plants at left are green, whereas the hybrid plants at right are yellow and dried.
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Index Suggests That Half of Nitrogen Applied to Crops Is Lost

by Jenessa Duncombe 23 August 202118 April 2022

Food production is becoming less efficient at using nitrogen fertilizer, according to a review of global values. Excess nitrogen damages the environment and the climate.

A reenactor works on a Viking farm at a living history museum in Sweden.
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Food Security Lessons from the Vikings

by James Dacey 29 June 202116 December 2021

Scandinavian societies of the first millennium adapted their farming practices to volcano-driven climate changes.

Projections for increases in protein production, methane emissions, and the effects of improving efficiency on reducing livestock methane emissions
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What’s the Beef About Methane?

by E. Davidson 26 May 202120 October 2021

Progress has been made to reduce methane emission intensity from livestock (the amount of methane per unit of protein), but where are the greatest opportunities to reduce this methane source further?

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