A Former Monsanto Executive Could Be the Next U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director
Aurelia Skipwith is a biologist and lawyer who's been with the Department of the Interior since April of 2017.
Agribusiness
What's the Difference Between Antibiotic-Free and GMO-Free?
Only one movement has science to back it.
The Stealth Trade Agreement That Could Super-Size Industrial Agriculture
The “finish line is in sight” for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which would likely send a generation of forward-thinking agrarian reform straight down the drain.
Marijuana and California Ag Industry
While a legalized marijuana crop wouldn’t solve all of California’s agricultural woes, it might still keep the state in the green.
Other Species May Ride to Oranges' Aid
Exceptionally cold temperatures and a vicious bacterium are giving the Sunshine State's citrus trees a battle, but science in on the oranges' side.
Can China Turn Cotton Green?
Producing 'natural' cotton clothing is a huge and filthy global business that, Chinese-commissioned research shows, will be extremely difficult to clean up.
We Gotta Eat 'em to Save 'em
Farm biodiversity is disappearing. If we would just eat endangered crops and livestock now, restoring their role in the food supply, we could save them from extinction.
Slow Money to the Rescue
Venture capitalist Woody Tasch has a down-to-earth approach — literally — for fixing what's eating the economy.
Going Up? Vertical Farming in High-Rises Raises Hopes
An angry Mother Nature and increasing urbanization have led Columbia's Dickson Despommier to urge agriculturalists to consider tilling vertical farms in high-rises. A Miller-McCune.com interview.
Trash Crops to Cash Crops
Two guys in a pickup truck brewing fuel from farmed trees and grasses aim to show Americans that switching to alternative fuels is a viable option right now.
Mother Nature's Sum
Scientists are working to put economic value on the natural world, hoping to create ecosystem-services markets that protect the environment. But are they really just putting out a contract on Mother Nature?
Is Nitrogen the New Carbon?
A discussion with ecologist Alan Townsend on mankind's love-hate relationship with nitrogen, and how this marriage can be saved.