Standing amid rows of juicy, lime green lettuce and chunky florets of broccoli, Jose Paiz appears as if he could be the owner of a modern, high-tech farm. But the crops thriving here, in the suburbs ...

The University of Minnesota Extension’s Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships (RSDP) has a long history of investing ...

Agriculture is the cornerstone of human civilization. Without it, we couldn’t support our vast global population. However, old agricultural practices have problems, leading to a rise in sustainable ...

Rita Herzog (MBA/MENV'24) earned a competitive spot in the inaugural cohort of the ClimateCAP Fellowship. That program involved completing a research project, the output of which is below. In a world ...

Every Saturday, farmer Liz Graznak and her staff begin their day before dawn, loading a trailer full of organic produce, eggs and flowers. They pull out of Happy Hollow Farm in Jamestown at around 5 a ...

Climate change impacts agriculture significantly. Climate change affects crop yields, livestock productivity and the nutritional quality of cereal. High temperatures result in plants getting ...

Ankur Seth (MSES ‘22) relies on his MSES education as a senior product lead for sustainable agriculture certification at Rainforest Alliance. Ankur Seth (MSES ‘22) is a highly coveted frog’s ...

Lack of accessibility and availability of fresh produce in urban settings is increasing. As large grocery stores move out of urban areas, fresh produce availability has become more challenging. In ...

For decades, agriculture has been the climate elephant in the room. Now, some governments and a handful of major corporations are making inroads in turning farming toward more earth-healthy practices.

In Kenya, small-scale onshore aquaculture combined with sustainable agroecology practices is boosting food security and incomes for smallholder farmers. Though most of these farms are quite small, a ...

Transforming agricultural practices to reduce the environmental impacts of global food production, preserve natural systems and ensure food security is a challenge but the way forward for a ...