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Researchers at North Carolina State University and USDA–Agricultural Research Service (USDA–ARS) are studying the way carbon moves in and out of the soil and its role in how much carbon dioxide (CO2) is released into the atmosphere.

A recent summit discussed the importance of affordable, reliable energy, challenges of renewable fuel and electricity, and more.

The decision was expected, but it’s unclear who will succeed the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

DC Central Kitchen has found a way to feed the hungry with food that would otherwise be thrown away

What we talk about when we talk about climate change.

Wheat truly feeds our world. It accounts for 20% of the calories we consume, and 35% of the Earth’s population depends on it for their very survival.

Corn stalks that don’t completely decompose during the winter interfere with spring planting but can a new cellulosic ethanol plant turn those tough cornstalks into cash?

No matter how much management, labor and fertilizer you apply, and regardless of the quality of seed you plant, it’s the soil that underpins how much food and fiber you produce.

Even though the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed rock removal on the Mississippi River earlier than expected, water levels remain precarious.

Jeremy Jack says the hardest part about being a young producer is when people underestimate what he can do with technology today.