AgriLife Today

JULY 24, 2023

Miriam Catalan ’24, ecology and conservation biology major, shares her story Miriam Catalan, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology, says her experience as a graduate student has been nontraditional. From being president.

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Berkeley Blog

AUGUST 22, 2024

In her new book Disabled Ecologies, UC Berkeley professor Sunaura Taylor returns to a Tucson Superfund site to document how residents organized one of the earliest and most successful environmental justice movements in the country. Scholar brings a disability lens to ecological repair appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Food Tank

MARCH 19, 2025

But the climate crisis is altering the ecological conditions that define food flavor, threatening familiar tastes and culinary traditions. Ecological factors such as temperature, soil, rainfall, sun, and pests shape the chemical compounds in food, explains Our Changing Menu.

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USDA Blog

APRIL 4, 2024

Samuel Discua is a postdoctoral researcher at University of Arizona Yuma in the Department of Entomology, where he studies the ecology and management of insect pests associated with leafy greens and melons in Arizona cropping systems. Yuma and the rest of the state lead national lettuce crop production.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

JUNE 2, 2024

Beyond yield and toward sustainability: Using applied ecology to support biodiversity conservation and food production. using online resources and citizen science. Geospatial evaluation of the agricultural suitability and land use compatibility in Europe’s temperate continental climate region. Probably not so much, but it should.

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The Equation

OCTOBER 23, 2023

This post explores some broad suggestions for leveraging science to support activist efforts, based on a decade of work by the Gullah/Geechee Sustainability Think Tank (GGSTT). The struggle over coastal land has continued to intensify as locals endure successive waves of development, rezoning, and ecological destruction.

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AgriLife Today

APRIL 10, 2024

Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology student Skyler Nix shares passion for nature Skyler Nix, a sophomore in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology, is a passionate advocate for conservation and biodiversity.

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Modern Farmer

APRIL 3, 2024

She’s an award-winning professor of New Media at SUNY Purchase where she teaches Dark Ecology, a class closely aligned with her work in the ecological art space. The post Sequestering Carbon Is Not Just A Science But An Art, Too appeared first on Modern Farmer.

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Caff

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Title: Ecological Farming Program Specialist I or II Location: California / Hybrid – partially remote option (Davis, CA Region preferred) FTE: 1.0 Currently our programming is focused in four areas: Farm to Market, Policy & Advocacy, Farmer Services, and Ecological Farming.

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USDA Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2024

During Native American Heritage Month, USDA Science recognizes the invaluable contributions that Native American employees have made in advancing agricultural science and innovation that benefits us all.

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USDA Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2024

During Native American Heritage Month, USDA Science recognizes the invaluable contributions that Native American employees have made in advancing agricultural science and innovation that benefits us all.

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Caff

APRIL 6, 2023

Currently our programming is focused in four areas: Farm to Market, Policy & Advocacy, Farmer Services, and Ecological Farming.

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NASDA

JUNE 22, 2023

Letter Dear Chairs and Ranking Members, As organizations concerned about the future of food and agricultural science, the undersigned are writing to express our support for the America Grows Act of 2023 (S.1628), food and agricultural sector which threaten our affordable, safe food supply, farmers’ livelihoods and national security.

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Food Politics

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Rowntree is described in his biography as having worked with the Savory Institute to develop its ‘Ecological Outcome Verification’ scheme for livestock farming. The paper Ederer et al in the special issue ( link ) has a conflict of interest statement: “None declared.” Thompson et al ( link ) lists among its authors Jason Rowntree.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

They offer valuable resources and practical solutions for organic and transitioning producers, as well as conventional producers interested in ecologically and economically sound practices. Yet, knowledge gaps remain that warrant additional research attention. These include: Livestock and poultry breed development for organic systems.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Another part of my argument is ecological feedback. This is critical for reinhabiting our lived spaces ecologically, making our livelihoods, and knowing the consequences of making a livelihood. Humans are great at inventing symbolic systems that overrun the local ecology. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 11, 2025

While the current administration may blame woke DEI environmentalists for the blazes, science shows that the climate crisis contributed to the severity of the damage. Fossil fuels have enabled us to soar past our ecological limits. And methane emissions from ruminants, like cattle, are another significant source of climate impacts.

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NASDA

MARCH 18, 2024

These challenges have greatly slowed agency regulatory functions, which in turn have delayed product registrations needed by growers and other users, as well as the implementation of new ecological and human health protections. million for the operations of EPA-OPP.

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AgriLife Today

OCTOBER 11, 2023

an expert in sustainable tourism, has joined the Department of Hospitality, Hotel Management and Tourism in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Clark brings expertise on sustainable nature-based tourism, resource management and community resilience Connor Clark, Ph.D.,

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UnderstandingAg

JANUARY 6, 2025

He then wrote the book Mycorrhizal Planet , which is one of the most elaborate books interweaving science, art, and poetry. Keep in mind at this time, I already knew about mycorrhizal fungi and had already been an organic and ecological grower for about 4-5 years.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Farmer-researcher Eric Barnhorst, for example, conducted research on regenerating fallow fields with the Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario in 2022. There should be room for the promotion of agro-ecological and organic farming practices.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 25, 2024

At Spirit of the Sun , Native American youth are not only learning about traditional ecological knowledge , they’re also empowered to do the teaching. That traditional ecological knowledge is also key for helping younger generations prepare for their role in mitigating the challenges of climate change.

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UnderstandingAg

APRIL 3, 2025

By: Kyle Richardville, Understanding Ag, LLC About the Understanding series Agriculture isnt rocket science. Farming and ranching involve the fields of biology, ecology, chemistry, botany, physics, geology, meteorology, politics, economics, psychology and mechanics, just to name a few. Its much more complex than that.

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UnderstandingAg

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

By Kyle Richardville Understanding Ag, LLC About the Understanding series Agriculture isnt rocket science. Farming and ranching involve the fields of biology, ecology, chemistry, botany, physics, geology, meteorology, politics, economics, psychology and mechanics, just to name a few. Its much more complex than that.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

At her 6-acre Sakari Farms outside Bend, Oregon, Schreiner employs traditional ecological knowledge to cultivate regional first foods —foods consumed before European colonialization—and passes that expertise down to Native American youth. Spring Alaska Schreiner, owner of Sakari Farms outside Bend, Oregon.

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Food Tank

JUNE 5, 2024

The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) is a Nairobi-based research institute that elevates the role insects play in the creation of environmentally and socially sustainable food systems across Africa. Founded in 1970, icipe aims to understand how insects can best be introduced across the food system.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Failure to robustly fund public research that promotes ecologically-based production systems stifles scientific and technical innovation and leaves US farmers and ranchers unable to fully participate in and benefit from emerging markets for sustainably-produced foods.

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ATTRA

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Researchers at Penn State University published a study in Basic and Applied Ecology that found ladybug scent could deter aphids from feeding and reproducing.

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 14, 2023

Forest Service and Alaska Department of Fish and Game , where he put so-called “Native science” to use alongside Western methodology. How have Native science and Western science historically clashed? This is Native science at work. But in Western science, this is called an “ad hoc hypothesis.”

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Civil Eats

APRIL 22, 2024

The isolation of this ecologically rich archipelago of peaks, located in a “sea” of desert that stretches from northern Mexico into southern Arizona, means that plants grow here that don’t grow anywhere else. Images CC-licensed, from Botanical Sciences 95(3):345 ). The first image of each row is the wild relative.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 29, 2023

The grant, which will provide funding through June 2028, will help the college to enhance its current culinary, horticulture and science curriculum with new classwork that will explore sustainable food production and safety practices, waste management and agribusiness. “We director of the Agriculture Science program.

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 3, 2023

He also played a pivotal role in establishing the Center for Environmental Science and Policy. but Wally, no matter the difference of opinion, pushed me to support my thinking with research from the field, long-term data sets, and as much ecological science as we could bring to it.

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Food Tank

JUNE 22, 2024

With support from the European Union (EU) , AlgaeProBANOS is working to bring algae, ecology, and business experts together through the coordination of the SUBMARINER Network. AlgaeProBANOS, an alliance of businesses, non-governmental organizations, and research organizations, is investing in algae for the future.

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 2, 2023

This renewed focus came as hybrid seeds, instrumental in the Green Revolution, had led farmers to overlook the potential ecological damage of intensive fertilizer and agrochemical use. “The Green Revolution created a sense of euphoria that we have solved our production problem. Now we have a plateau in production and productivity.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 21, 2024

“Whatever little bit of land you have, no matter how small it is, is this amazing opportunity to really help these creatures thrive,” says Deb Landau, director of ecological management for The Nature Conservancy Maryland/DC chapter. Don’t leave them in the jar overnight.

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NASDA

AUGUST 7, 2023

The ability of the agency to execute a robust pesticide registration, registration review, and, when applicable, an Endangered Species Act (ESA) consultation process based on the best available science is a critical step in achieving this goal. For instance, in Section 4.2.1

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

As a historian of science researching the history of fisheries science, sustainability, and ecosystem and food system management, I believe that this litigation, and similar critiques, raise questions about the Marine Stewardship Council’s rapid rise to prominence and its unique relationship to the world’s largest retailer.

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