Agriculture plays key role in limiting climate change

When it comes to solving Earth’s climate crisis, the agricultural and forestry sectors are some of the hardest areas to change, yet a new report suggests that these areas will play a key role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The latest report by the U.N Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, released earlier this week, summarizes new ...

Government announces new crackdown on fly-tipping epidemic - Farmers Weekly

The government has announced a raft of new measures aimed at tackling Britain’s £400m-a-year fly-tipping epidemic. Local authorities will receive £450,000

Agriculture as a Nature-Based solution for climate action

Human exposure to neonicotinoids and the associated health risks: A review

Neonicotinoids (NEOs) are a class of broad-spectrum insecticides dominant in the global market. They were distributed extensively in the environment a…

Ukraine war set to delay EU sustainable farming plans

The European Commission is set to delay the publication of proposals on sustainable farming and nature that were expected this week, with the impact of the war in Ukraine on food supply leading some countries to question the European Union's environmental push.

Protecting bees and pollinators

Soil Proof: The Plan to Quantify Regenerative Agriculture

With the 1,000 Farm Initiative, Jonathan Lundgren will spend the next 10 years studying the potential to draw carbon into the soil and bring life back to farm fields.

Report: Severe Drought has Brought on Near Catastrophic Hunger in the Horn of Africa

NNPA NEWSWIRE — An estimated 13 million are facing severe hunger mostly because of droughts that have afflicted the Horn of Africa, and those in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia are experiencing droughts not seen in more than 40 years. UN officials contend that malnutrition rates also have soared in the region.| By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The United Nations World Food Program is appealing to the world for at least $327 million to care for the urgent needs of 4.5 million people over the next six months and help communities become better-equipped to deal with extreme climate shocks. An estimated 13

How Our High Consumption of Meat and Dairy is Poisoning Our Wildlife

The extensive use of toxic pesticides in factory farming has detrimental effects on habitat loss and biodiversity.