Farmers are receiving less of what consumers spend on food, as modern food systems increasingly direct costs toward value-added components like processing, transport, and marketing. A study shows that ...

Across the country, climate hubs aim to better understand how climate change affects agriculture, but the future of the hubs is uncertain.

On the basis of current carbon emissions rates and climate policies, average global temperatures are projected to increase to 2.9°C above preindustrial averages by the end of the century. Such an ...

Adaptation refers to efforts to reduce the risks of climate variability and change and make a system more resilient. Adapting agriculture to climate change can better prepare farmers and producers for ...

Ireland is finalizing its climate protection targets to the year 2040. There is no way to meet its EU and international ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dianne Plummer is an Energy Consultant and Certified Energy Manager. Forests are the lungs of our planet, absorbing carbon dioxide ...

Every five years, farmers and agricultural lobbyists descend on Capitol Hill to debate the farm bill, a massive food and agriculture funding bill that helps families afford groceries, pays out farmers ...

Ventura County is an agricultural hub renowned for premium produce, like strawberries and avocados. But, based on recent ...

Patrick Schnable and his son, James, stand in a field of proso millet, a drought-resistant crop whose yield they are working to increase. Credit: Patrick Schnable The Western family (Todd Western III ...

“In high-income countries like the U.S. or Germany, farmers receive less than a quarter of food spending, compared to over 70 percent in Sub-Saharan Africa, where farming costs make up a larger ...