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[Link] Climate change mitigation as a co-benefit of regenerative ranching: insights from Australia and the United States

Managed grazing’ is gaining attention for its potential to contribute to climate change mitigation by reducing bare ground and promoting perennializ…

KindHarvest Team July 16, 2021

[Link] Elevated Warming, Ozone Hurt Plant Roots, Promote Soil Carbon Loss

Two factors that play a key role in climate change – increased climate warming and elevated ozone levels – appear to have detrimental effects on s…

KindHarvest Team July 11, 2021

[Link] SECRET TO WEATHERING CLIMATE CHANGE LIES AT OUR FEET

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently discovered that the ability of agricultural grasses to withstand drought is directly r…

KindHarvest Team July 8, 2021

[Link] There Is No Normal Anymore

Climate change has brought a host of challenges to Prairie Road Organic Seed, a family business comprising 480 acres close to the South Dakota border.

KindHarvest Team May 28, 2021

[Link] Contrasting long-term temperature trends reveal minor changes in projected potential evapotranspiration in the US Midwest

Warming in the US Midwest is believed to increase the water needed to grow crops. This study finds that, on the contrary, due to rising rainfall and m…

KindHarvest Team May 28, 2021

[Link] Living on Earth: Regenerative Farming In Action

Regenerative agriculture can help grain farmers and viticulturists alike cope with the chaos climate disruption is bringing to their growing seasons.

KindHarvest Team March 14, 2021

[Link] Study shows cactus pear as drought-tolerant crop

The plant may be able to provide fuel and food in places that previously haven’t been able to grow much.

KindHarvest Team March 11, 2021

[Link] Adaptation, not irrigation recommended for Midwest corn farmers

A warming climate may not increase water demand for Midwest crops that may instead be adapted through soil management to changing air temperatures and…

KindHarvest Team March 10, 2021

[Link] What Gabe Brown learned by testifying before Congress

There were a few good questions asked but as I sat for hours, listening to each representative expound his or her beliefs, all I could think of was wh…

KindHarvest Team March 10, 2021

[Link] Protecting plants, protecting people

Among the many challenges posed by climate change and its impacts on agriculture, improving plant health faces numerous obstacles.

KindHarvest Team January 29, 2021