cover crops

Top Tweets
The Supreme Court building under white clouds during daytime.
Facade of the National Institutes of Health.
Man in white crew neck t-shirt with woman in white dress, both holding a baby.
Photo of the snow-covered roof of a church with a cross at the roofline.
Top Story
Cover crops can help fight climate change effects on US farms

Cover crops can help fight climate change effects on US farms

Farmers used to plant "cover crops" to rejuvenate fields in the off season. When those were replaced with chemicals, the soil suffered.

Top Story
A pillar of the climate-smart agriculture movement is on shaky ground

A pillar of the climate-smart agriculture movement is on shaky ground

Cover crops have gained elite status as a way for farmers to fight climate change. But a closer look at the growing body of research raises questions about their ability to lower greenhouse gas emissions.

USDA conservation grants prop up agribusiness as usual

USDA conservation grants prop up agribusiness as usual

"Only a miniscule fraction" of program cash is going toward "climate-smart" practices.
USDA spending only a sliver of conservation funding on climate-smart practices, a new report finds

USDA spending only a sliver of conservation funding on climate-smart practices, a new report finds

The U.S. Department of Agriculture spent $7.4 billion dollars on two of its conservation programs in recent years, but a report from an environmental group found a very small percentage of that money went to practices that help fight climate change.
Hot Farm Podcast Episode 1: Change is hard

Hot Farm Podcast Episode 1: Change is hard

In Hot Farm, the Food & Environment Reporting Network travels across the Midwest, talking to farmers about what they are doing, or could be doing, to combat climate change.

Regenerative agriculture can combat climate change
NRCS Oregon/ Flickr

Regenerative agriculture can combat climate change and keep food on our plates. Here’s how it works

The past decade has seen exploding interest in an approach to farming focused on soil health called regenerative agriculture, which proponents say can help fix the climate crisis. The problem? No one agrees on what regenerative agriculture actually means.
Sustainable regenerative farming

Sustainable farming practice mitigates climate change impacts

A practice called regenerative farming could be the next step for sustainable farming in Pennsylvania. It reduces carbon, a greenhouse gas driving global warming, and improves water quality.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
MOST POPULAR
CLIMATE