Just north of the U.S.-Mexico border, California’s Imperial Valley is both a desert and an agricultural wonder. Bordered by ...

Amid drought and demand, the state is trying to circumvent the “use it or lose it” policy and change its water rights system.

Farmers in the San Luis Valley hope to restore shrinking aquifers that make farming possible here. Their tactic: groundwater ...

Author and psychologist Michael Rosmann talks about his new book, the stresses and struggles facing farmers and ranchers, and ...

Neonicotinoids coat nearly all the corn and soybean seeds available for planting. Agrichemical companies have designed it ...

Peter Gleick discusses his latest book, "The Three Ages of Water," and why we should rethink agriculture in the driest part ...

Western North Carolina farms and restaurants switched gears to get fresh food and water to communities destroyed by Hurricane ...

Ocean farming, or mariculture, holds promise for a sustainable food future, but it could also negatively alter the world’s marine footprint.

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