A new global cropland map combines multiple satellite data sources, reconciled using crowdsourced accuracy checks, to provide an improved record of total cropland extent as well as field siz... Read more
More frequent harvest could substantially boost global food production on existing agricultural lands Harvesting existing cropland more frequently could substantially increase global food pr... Read more
New University of Minnesota research shows reallocating croplands away from fuels and animal feed could boost food available for people by 70 percent without clearing more land. The world’s... Read more
Why carve out a farm on land when you can put it anywhere you want on the ocean? When you can’t find room on land for something, make it float. It’s a principle that’s already being applied... Read more
Once complete, the entire building will produce lots of food–but no waste. When entrepreneur John Edel was a kid, he loved to visit the Garfield Park Conservatory, a massive indoor pla... Read more
A diet of algae, insects and meat grown in a lab By 2050 there will be another 2.5 billion people on the planet. How to feed them? Science’s answer: a diet of algae, insects and meat... Read more
As the saying goes, necessity breeds invention. Farmer Roger Barton needed to water his crops, and he needed fuel to run his irrigation system. The trouble came in 2008 when diesel prices re... Read more
There are those who might say throwing bales of hay is a stupid way to spend a vacation — especially a vacation where the accommodations cost $332 a night Read more
IF climate change and population growth progress at their current pace, in roughly 50 years farming as we know it will no longer exist. Read more