In India, inadequate cold-chain infrastructure and soaring heat are taking a heavy toll on farmers. Roughly 25-35% of fruits and vegetables spoil before reaching market, leading to a loss of about $11.5 billion yearly.
Ewelina Bialoszewska embeds seeds into her homemade photo book, known as the Growing Album, enabling viewers to plant and grow the album after use.
"Basically, the land is sinking and so are the property values," Mehdi Nemati, a UCR assistant professor of environmental economics and policy who led the study, said in a press release.
"We know that it isn't going to eliminate them, really. To be perfectly frank, all of the management options that we have on the table right now are not going to eliminate spotted lanternfly."
Inside a greenhouse in the English countryside, one of the newest inventions from Dyson just went through its first large-scale test: an 18-foot-tall rotating wheel of strawberry plants, designed to ensure each plant gets its share of sunlight.
The Behind the Seeds Tour at Epcot's Land Pavilion costs $39 to $45 per person, making it the cheapest tour at Disney World. The tour allows guests to walk through greenhouses and see plants and growing methods up close, providing a hands-on experience with an expert guide.
"USDA has a lot of data that people should be very concerned about protecting for a lot of different reasons," said one current USDA employee who requested anonymity due to ongoing fear of retaliation. "Farmers' financial and production data should be protected at all costs, for privacy reasons and because of competition. If you got access to disaster payments, you would be able to layer a lot of data and arrive at a lot of valuable conclusions about productivity and U.S. farmland, futures markets, and commodity prices. You can hedge a lot of bets and make a lot of money if you know what's happening with U.S. agriculture."
Dyson's strawberry farming operation features enormous rotating wheels that ensure optimal sunlight exposure for every plant, maximizing yield while minimizing the physical footprint of the farm.
John Joe Fitzgerald, Vice President of the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association, recounted the harrowing experience of a farmer in West Kerry whose sheep suffered severe injuries from a dog attack. The emotional toll of witnessing injured sheep and lost lambs profoundly impacted John Joe and inspired action against the ongoing crisis.
Extreme heat reduces dairy cows' ability to produce milk by 10%. Just one hour of wet-bulb temperature above 26C can reduce a cow's daily milk production by 0.5%. Exposure to high temperatures also has a prolonged effect, with milk production still lower than typical levels up to 10 days after the initial hot day.
The majority of spices grown around the world are indigenous to South Asia. Seeds can be extracted and transported, but different soil and climate change flavor.
Compact tractors and mini tillers are essential tools for small farms, allowing farmers to maximize productivity in limited spaces while performing tasks like plowing and planting efficiently.
