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Changing How We Farm Might Protect Wild Mammals—and Fight Climate Change

Civil Eats

First of all, farmland reduces mammals’ natural habitats and diminishes their ability to find shelter as well as food and prey, explained Koen Kuipers, a researcher at Radboud University in the Netherlands. Deer, for example, help cycle nutrients and fertilize soil. It affects the type of habitats that the animals can use.”

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Agrivoltaic solar farms offer "shocking" benefits beyond producing energy

Agritecture Blog

But solar projects are increasingly being refused planning permission and faced with pushback from rural communities and farmers, who are worried that PV arrays will " blight " the local landscape and take fertile farmland out of production. It's getting a lot of flack." Credit: Thomas Hickey.

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How Crop Insurance Prevents Some Farmers From Adapting to Climate Change

Civil Eats

He planted wheat and other grains directly into the meadows and relied solely on rainfall for much of his acreage. Farmers can be penalized for under-fertilizing, under-watering, keeping a cover crop in the ground for too long, and not growing in distinct rows, according to interviews with farmers and insurance experts.

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