Agriculture

Grist details how farmers from Italy to California are embracing mango crops as the world warms.

Grist details how farmers from Italy to California are embracing mango crops as the world warms.
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Grist explores the possibility of ants to replace pesticides as crops are threatened by climate change.

Grist explores the possibility of ants to replace pesticides as crops are threatened by climate change.
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How Solar Power Saves Family Farms

(NewsUSA) - Many small, family-owned farms in America are struggling to make ends meet. But some farmers like Byron Kominek are discovering how renewable energy can help them keep their land and …
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In the toxic male technique, genetically engineered male insects would implant semen containing toxic venom into the female insects during mating.

Mosquitoes cause around a million deaths per year. So, scientists are coming up with genetic engineering techniques that could lower their numbers.
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The Daily Yonder reports on the state of Farm Bill nutrition programs that have played a major role in rural areas.

The Daily Yonder reports on the state of Farm Bill nutrition programs that have played a major role in rural areas.
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