"We’ll have more pests and disease in that crop." Farmer raises concerns after staple crop becomes nearly impossible to grow: ...
The financial prospects for farming remain bleak, and the appeal for newcomers to come in is waning. Farmers consider leaving ...
Rice, the world’s most consumed grain, will become increasingly toxic as the atmosphere heats and as carbon dioxide emissions rise, potentially putting billions of people at risk of cancers and other ...
When farmers can't afford to harvest, those economic effects spread beyond the farm itself. Farmers leave staple crops to rot ...
Staple crops worldwide are feeling the effects of changing weather patterns, soaring temperatures, and unprecedented climate disasters. The latest farmers to feel the impact are those growing guava in ...
Extreme weather events in British Columbia have made farming in the region challenging. Some crops were reduced by nearly 90% this year after a brutal cold snap in January devastated peach and wine ...
The study found that climate change is a serious threat to food crop production. Drought was the most severe risk, ...
Rice is a staple crop around the world, but how did that come to be? Rice is a staple crop around the world, but how did that come to be? And what's actually the difference between all the rice ...
High temperatures had a smaller direct effect on the plants. However, prolonged heat increased pest infestations, which ...