The latest news from the agricultural sector
2024-11-20
Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Nov. 20
“I don't think that an investment on climate is an expense...We should look at it as an investment for the future.' Read more
2024-11-19
Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Nov. 19
On Food, Agriculture and Water Day at COP29, it's exciting to see long-overdue attention being paid to agrifood systems. Read more
2024-11-18
Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Nov. 18
“If world leaders say [youth] are the leaders of today—not just tomorrow—then why aren’t we at the table now, shaping the ambitions for our future?” Read more
2024-11-17
Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Nov. 17
Halfway through COP29, it's clear that progress has not been nearly as aggressive nor visionary as we—and the planet—need. Read more
2024-11-16
Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Nov. 16
“The small farmers of the Americas want, desire, hope to help improve the environment. But we must help the farmer to help.' Read more
2024-11-15
Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Nov. 15
At COP29, leaders have to get serious about closing the funding gap for smallholder farmers and vulnerable rural and family growers. Read more
2024-12-06
U.S. National Arboretum Unveils New Exhibit Celebrating Civilian Conservation Corps Company 1360
The United States National Arboretum (USNA) will commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Company 1360 tomorrow with the unveiling of an exhibit dedicated to the... Read more
2024-12-05
Some Crops Tolerate Ozone Pollution Better Than Others, Study Finds
Differences in the photosynthetic "machinery" of certain crop plants can make them more or less prone to harm caused by ground-level ozone pollution, according to a recent
Proceedings of the... Read more
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2024-11-17
USDA Introduces a Multi-Year Plan to Strengthen U.S. Genebank Management of Plant Germplasm
, November 17, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released today the
National Strategic Germplasm and Cultivar Collection Assessment and Utilization Plan in support of the Agricultural... Read more
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2024-11-15
USDA Unveils Updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released a new version of its Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PHZM), updating this valuable tool for gardeners and researchers for the first time since 2012.... Read more
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