A Kentucky farming family rejected a $26.48 million offer from a tech company to sell their land for a massive AI data center, highlighting growing local opposition and community divisions over the rapid infrastructure buildout.
Engineers in mid-coast Maine are testing 3D-COAST, a solar-powered floating system that uses vertical conveyors to automate oyster farming, reduce physical labor, and increase yields in a smaller footprint.
Conservation teams are restoring drained coastal peatlands in North Carolina by rewetting the soil, reducing wildfire risks, and enhancing carbon storage using funding from the Inflation Reduction Act.
Monsoon rains cause severe flooding in Laos, exacerbated by dams and deforestation, while an ongoing resource crisis hampers rescue operations.
Spain's Nueva Pescanova has abandoned plans to build the world's first industrial octopus farm near the Canary Islands, citing business and regulatory reasons after years of ethical and scientific controversy.
The Duke of Westminster's dairy farm at Lea Manor Farm in Cheshire faces profitability challenges, heatwaves, falling milk prices, and supply chain strains as part of the 349-year-old Grosvenor empire.
Bombus dahlbomii, a giant ginger bumblebee endemic to Patagonia, faces rapid decline due to invasive European bumblebees outcompeting it and introducing diseases, threatening native plant pollination and ecosystem balance.
Near Nigeria's capital Abuja, Chinese firm Green Agriculture West Africa Limited is transforming local subsistence farming with high-yielding rice strains, boosting farmer incomes.
Researchers have developed an AI-powered, buttock-tracking robot designed to deliver needle-free vaccines to pigs, boasting a 93.3 per cent success rate to reduce labor intensity in large-scale farming.
The UK faces severe strain on public services, farming, and workplaces due to increasingly frequent heatwaves, with the NHS, transport, farming, and education sectors heavily impacted, prompting calls for adaptation and climate action.
Climate-tech startup Mitti Labs raised $9.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Aramco Ventures to expand its rice farming sustainability platform across Asia, bringing its total funding to $12.5 million.
Madeleine Finlay visits the historic Rothbury estate in Northumberland, where the UK's Wildlife Trusts are attempting to raise £30m to buy and protect the 700-year-old land for nature recovery and wildlife-friendly farming.
The Rothbury estate in Northumberland, England, a 700-year family-owned land, is for sale. UK Wildlife Trusts aim to raise £30m to buy and preserve it, with plans for nature recovery and wildlife-friendly farming practices.
Local state media in China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region celebrate a significant increase in rainfall, promising "climate dividends" like expanded farming and greening, linking the shift to a millennia-long climate cycle comparable to the Tang dynasty.
A Massachusetts farm is pioneering agrivoltaics by installing 832 elevated solar panels over active berry fields. This system generates renewable electricity while creating a cooler microclimate that helps retain soil moisture and surprisingly yields larger, juicier, and sweeter berries compared to those grown in full sun.
A new study from California researchers found that barn owls can naturally reduce rodent damage in Napa Valley vineyards by decreasing rodent numbers and making them more cautious. This method offers an alternative to harmful pesticides, benefiting both grape production and biodiversity.
A new study in California's Napa Valley reveals that barn owls significantly reduce rodent damage in vineyards by both direct predation and altering rodent behavior, potentially decreasing reliance on harmful pesticides. Researchers found vineyards with more owls had fewer, more cautious rodents.
Daniel Storey, a landholder in Junction View, Queensland, successfully rallied his community against Rosehill Sandstone's proposed 62-hectare quarry on his family's farm. The developer unexpectedly withdrew its application, highlighting the impact of community opposition on resource projects.
KWS attributes the deaths of 15 elephants near Amboseli National Park, Kenya, to pesticide ingestion, likely cyanide from tomato farms. Analysis of carcasses revealed traces of the toxic chemical, raising concerns for wider wildlife and livestock populations.
Farmers in the UK and France are grappling with record heatwaves and droughts, leading to crop failures, water shortages, and economic struggles. Many are finding it difficult to adapt to the rapid pace of climate change, with some exploring water storage solutions amidst warnings of reservoir depletion.
أصيب مراهق بجروح خطيرة وكسور في العمود الفقري بعد قفزه من منحدر واصطدامه بالصخور في منطقة غير محددة، مما جعله غير قادر على المشي دون مساعدة. حذرت السلطات من خطورة القفز غير القانوني من المنحدرات، بينما يواصل مراهقون آخرون هذه الممارسة الخطيرة بهدف جذب الانتباه عبر ما يسمونه "Aura Farming".
A global study of 18,000 forest patches reveals unwritten social rules in small communities effectively limit slash-and-burn farming's environmental impact, preserving forest health and biodiversity.
Delhi-based entrepreneur Pragati Chaswal founded SowGood Foundation, teaching over 78,000 children in Delhi-NCR, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Gujarat urban farming. Inspired by her son's disinterest in vegetables, she developed a curriculum to reconnect students with nature and food sources.
Scientists from the Czech Republic, backed by NATO, are testing giant Miscanthus grass to naturally restore Ukraine's fertile black soil, which has been damaged and polluted by years of war. Early findings suggest the fast-growing plant can remove pollutants and improve soil health for future farming.
