Cyber-physical heating system may protect apple blossoms
Research from Penn State suggests autonomous, intelligent system is capable of warming fruit tree canopies, preventing frost damage on apple blossoms.
Research from Penn State suggests autonomous, intelligent system is capable of warming fruit tree canopies, preventing frost damage on apple blossoms.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plant hardiness zone map was updated last week for the first time in a decade, providing a look at warmer trends.
A study led by Penn State suggests that platforms like TikTok may help farmers cultivate something new: empathy around the issue of climate change.
While with Pope Francis, best-selling author and animal-rights advocate Jonathan Safran Foer gave a keynote address about eating fewer animal products.
Survey data shows that 71 percent of farmers around the world have seen large impacts from climate change on their operations, with income being reduced 15.7 percent on average over the past two years. Some farmers even identified losses of more than 25 percent. While producers are addressing the short-term economic challenges, the survey also […]
There is an effort to create a bigger market for millets, which are sustainable, weather resilient, nutritious, and help diversify the global food system.
John Kerry, the U.S. special presidential envoy for climate, is going viral for comments he made criticizing agriculture’s contribution to carbon emissions.
As fruit and nut tree species move, so does the entire ecosphere. It’s possible that entire species of trees could go extinct if seedlings cannot migrate fast enough.
Transpiration is the term used to explain what’s commonly referred to as “corn sweat.” Think of it as breathing, but instead of carbon the plants expel oxygen.
Amidst droughts and a changing climate, Agricultural Research Service researchers are studying how plants respond to climate changes.