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Food & Agriculture

An aerial view shows farmworkers harvesting corn on Oct. 31, 2023 near McIntire, Iowa. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

As California Pushes Increased Ethanol Use, Experts Sound the Alarm on Environmental Impacts

By Nina Elkadi

Brooke Rollins, president of the America First Policy Institute, speaks during an event at the institute on Jan. 28, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

As American Farms Face More Drought, Storms and Flooding, a New Agriculture Secretary Will Have to Reckon With Climate Change

By Georgina Gustin

A young cow grazes near a stack of hay at KazBeef's cow-calf operation near the village of Mamay, Kazakhstan.

Turning Kazakhstan Into a Beef-Producing Machine, the American Way

Story and photos by Georgina Gustin

Mukhtar Babayev, COP29 president and Azerbaijan’s Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources, attends the launch of the Baku Harmoniya Climate Initiative for Farmers on Tuesday at the U.N. climate summit. Credit: U.N. Climate Change/Kiara Worth

Agriculture and Food Get Their Day—Again—at the Annual UN Climate Summit

By Georgina Gustin

A Brazilian farmer sprays his field with fertilizer in Balsa Nova, Brazil. Credit: Brunno Covello/picture alliance via Getty Images

To Protect the Ozone Layer and Slow Global Warming, Fertilizers Must Be Deployed More Efficiently, UN Says

By Georgina Gustin

Cows graze on pastureland in Caernarvon Township, Pa. Credit: Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images

Returning Grazing Land to Native Forests Would Yield Big Climate Benefits

By Georgina Gustin

Herzuza Dongkin’s 3-acre oil palm plantation is harvested by family and community members near Kampung Chenderong Kelubi in the Malaysian state of Perak.

Changes May Ease Burdens of European Deforestation Regulation on Small Palm Farms, but Not the Confusion

Story and photos by James Whitlow Delano

Behind the Scenes: Inside Tech Efforts to Protect Right Whales from Fishing Gear

By Kiley Price

Aquaculture Uses Far More Wild-Caught Fish Than Originally Estimated, New Research Suggests

By Kiley Price

A woman drops off food scraps at a city compost collection site in Queens, New York. Credit: Lindsey Nicholson/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Curbside ‘Composting’ Is Finally Citywide in New York. Or Is It?

By Jake Bolster

Hudson Johnson passes hay to Kristen Kiker, as she prepares to tow it across floodwaters with a paddleboard to feed horses and goats on a nearby farm in Black Mountain, N.C., on Thursday in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Hurricane Helene Prompts Questions About Raising Animals in Increasingly Vulnerable Places

By Georgina Gustin

A tractor and air seeder plants garbanzo beans in the Palouse region near Pullman, Washington. A new report released during a Climate Week panel points out that it takes 100 times more land to produce the same amount of protein from beef compared to protein-rich plants like legumes. Credit: Rick Dalton/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

At Climate Week NYC, Advocates for Plant-Based Diets Make Their Case for the Climate

By Georgina Gustin

A combine harvests corn into a grain wagon on a farm in Iowa. Credit: Curt Maas/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

North America’s Biggest Food Companies Are Struggling to Lower Their Greenhouse Gas Emissions

By Georgina Gustin

The Environmental Working Group lawsuit accuses Tyson of deceiving consumers by failing to provide a realistic plan to reduce its emissions or even measure them. Credit: Richard Hamilton Smith /Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Tyson Foods Sued Over Emissions Reduction Promises

By Georgina Gustin

Cattle graze in an area near recent deforestation in the state of Acre, Brazil on July 14, 2022. Credit: Rafael Vilela/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Ranchers Are Using Toxic Herbicides to Clear Forests in Brazil

By Georgina Gustin

Sprinklers water a lettuce field in Holtville, California on Feb. 9, 2023. The agriculture sector uses about 80 percent of the state’s consumed water. Credit: Sandy Huffaker/AFP via Getty Images

The Key to Fix California’s Inadequate Water Storage? Put Water Underground, Scientists Say

By Caroline Marshall Reinhart

As drivers enter Purcellville, Virginia, they are reminded via road signs that farms in the area are under drought watch on Sept. 7, 2023. Credit: Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images

A Combination of Heat and Drought Walloped Virginia Vegetable Farmers

By Sean Sublette

Michael Katrutsa walks through rows of tomatoes on his 20-acre produce farm in Camden, Tennessee. His crops also include sweet corn, watermelon, cantaloupe, peppers, cucumbers, okra and more. Credit: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout

As Climate Threats to Agriculture Mount, Could the Mississippi River Delta Be the Next California?

By Cassandra Stephenson, Illan Ireland and Phillip Powell, Tennessee Lookout

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