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Fungi Are Helping Farmers Unlock the Secrets of Soil Carbon

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We like to think of these wood chips as encouraging the fungi from the native forest around to come into our fields and partner with our orchards and with our crops.” He attended the program without a background in science, but it didn’t take him long to feel comfortable behind a microscope.

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As the Salton Sea Shrinks, Agriculture’s Legacy Turns to Dust

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Date palm plantations and orchards cover the eastern Coachella Valley to the north. And new science about the connection between water pollution and air quality suggests more investment is needed. New science shows that airborne algae and harmful toxins produced in oxygen-free, nutrient-rich waters are a growing concern.