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Are manure digesters a real solution to dairy farm emissions?

Anaerobic digesters converting manure to biogas reduce methane emissions from livestock, but incentives for them have encouraged factory farms to get bigger

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Spreading crushed rock on farms could absorb 1 billion tonnes of CO2

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The toxic burden of pesticides is growing all around the world

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A Bollworm (Helicoverpa zea) larva

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Hybrid megapests evolving in Brazil are a threat to crops worldwide

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Did ancient humans start farming so they could drink more beer?

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Did ancient humans start farming so they could drink more beer?

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Grafting trick could let us gene-edit a huge variety of plants

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Gene-edited pigs resistant to swine fever could boost animal welfare

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Sprinkling limestone on farms may offer an unexpected climate win

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2K6ERBY Flock of sheeps moving down the valley, French Alps, border with Switzerland

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Ranching and farming have eroded almost all the soil in the Alps

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Guatemala - Tabil - Maya ladies collect corn, an essential crop that is also part of their traditional cultural heritage. Corn is used to make tortilla, served at each meal, but also soups.

Environment

These photos reveal the unique agricultural system of the Maya people

Combining sustainability, climate resilience and environmental preservation, the ancient “milpa” system of the Maya revealed in these images has been practiced for millennia

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Aged human urine is a pungent pesticide as well as a fertiliser

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Humans

The biggest coincidence in human evolution

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Rice variant slashes planet-warming methane emissions by 70 per cent

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Carbon removal schemes on farms could change Earth’s reflectivity

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