Tag: Sustainable agriculture
-
Posted on March 8, 2024
Rural Prosperity Through Climate-Smart Farming
Back in November, at the annual meeting of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, I was presented with some alarming statistics about rural […]
-
Posted on June 9, 2015
The MBA of Dairy
A CALS partner program trains aspiring—and much-needed—farmers
-
Posted on
Second Life for Phosphorus
Soil science professor and students turn a sometime pollutant into a valuable product
-
Posted on June 19, 2014
South Africa: Team effort in the Eastern Cape
Team effort in the Eastern Cape
-
Posted on
25th for CIAS: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
The Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems continues blazing trails
-
Posted on
“Open Source” Seeds for All
A new form of ownership agreement keeps new plant varieties free for all
-
Posted on March 6, 2014
Everyone around the table
Monica White works to ensure greater inclusion in our food system
-
Posted on
Looking for “hotspots”
Researchers see promise in clusters of farmers who are willing to grow crops for biofuels
-
Posted on November 20, 2013
Class Act: Patricia Paskov and The Big Picture on Food
Patricia Paskov
-
Posted on
Peru: Potato Exchange Benefits Peruvians
Peru, farmers hedge their bets. Located 12,000 feet above sea level, on the side of an Andean mountain, Puno has a growing season that’s short, cool and prone to frost.
-
Posted on
Kenya: Certified Seed Potatoes for Kenya
When scientists in Kenya needed help developing a certification program for seed potatoes, a CALS plant pathologist stepped up to the task. The new program […]
-
Posted on June 18, 2013
Protecting our Pollinators
Bees, so crucial to our food supply, are dying off at alarming rates. CALS researchers are taking a close look at everything from the microbes in their hives to the landscapes they live in to identify in what conditions bees thrive.