Food Environment and Reporting Network

OCTOBER 24, 2024

If successful, Strey says a little sheepishly in the clip, Plantix would “save the environment by using less pesticides.” During the three intervening years, Strey and her team had reshaped Plantix from a tool they hoped would help reduce global pesticide use into an app that would make it easier for farmers to buy pesticides.

Pesticide 86

Pesticide Crop Agriculture Agriculture 86

Civil Eats

AUGUST 1, 2023

From climate risks to better work-life balance, a small but growing contingent of farmers is giving up summer crops to reap winter’s harvest. Some Farmers Are Skipping Tomatoes and Eggplants. Their Reasons May Surprise You.

Food 98

Food Seeding Crop Farming 98

RR2CS

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

They have a very advanced group of people working on soil science,” he says. Experimenting with multi-species cover cropping and fall ridge planting “We recognize that with potatoes, there’s a great deal of soil disturbance,” explains Harold. He’s hopeful these hardier crops will develop sufficient soil armour to reduce erosion.

Farming 52

Farming Farming Crop Manure 52

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 5, 2023

With this revelation, Restoring Eden becomes an examination of how much remains unknown about the impacts of widely-used pesticides—even within the local agencies tasked with environmental protection in farming communities. And Hilborn’s intimate, passionate connection to her land and its ecosystems demonstrates what’s at stake.

Food 145

Food Farming Farming Seeding 145