Spring rains destroyed an important harvest for the Oneida tribe. Farmers working to adapt
by This spring, a torrent of rain sent a river rushing over a field on the Oneida Nation in Wisconsin, wiping out most of what was …
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Good flood? Scientists use rice cultivation to conserve soil in Florida’s Everglades Agricultural Area
Each summer, nearly 25,000 acres (10,000 hectares) of rice are cultivated in the Florida Everglades Agricultural Area, an area about 1,100-square miles (2,800-square kilometers) south …
Farmers in Africa say their soil is dying and chemical fertilizers are partly to blame
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – When Benson Wanjala started farming in his village in western Kenya two and a half decades ago, his 10-acre farm could …