91av

EKXM2R Groundwater well and standpipe for crop irrigation. Porterville, Tulare County, San Joaquin Valley, California, USA

Environment

Around half the world could lose easily accessible groundwater by 2050

In coming decades, major groundwater sources may become economically unfeasible — this could raise food prices and shift diets, among other impacts

Aerial view of different coloured fields near the Werribee river in New South Wales, Australia

Life

Turning plants blue with gene editing could make robot weeding easier

Environment

Organic farms seem to trigger more pesticide use on conventional farms

Environment

Fertilisers are a major source of microplastic pollution in soil

Environment

How big a problem are methane and other non-CO2 greenhouse gases?

Farmland being farmed

Environment

Climate change will prompt expansion of farming in northern wilderness

Environment

Climate change may be improving the quality of Bordeaux wines

Environment

Robots could make farms more biodiverse with precision crop planting

Environment

Europe’s ‘insect apocalypse’ may mostly be driven by changing weather

Wheat harvesting in Kansas

Environment

Curiously cool summers in US Midwest linked to crop irrigation

For 75 years, the US Midwest has experienced unexpectedly cool summer temperatures – the “warming hole” could be due in part to intensive agriculture

Environment

Breeding corn to boost yields has made it more vulnerable to heat

Environment

Nitrogen-producing bacteria slash fertiliser use on farms

Environment

Farming destroyed UK rivers to meet food demand – here’s how we fix it

Environment

Extreme rainfall could lead to ‘big disaster’ for rice yield in China