Climate Research update Drought may hit half world’s wheat at once Wheat yields could be hit by severe drought across half the world at once, driving up prices and making problems for global markets Read article: Drought may hit half world’s wheat at once
Climate Research update French wines show hot dry years are now normal Records have begun to topple for the world’s finest tipple. French wines can now count 664 years of vintage information in the east of the country Read article: French wines show hot dry years are now normal
Agriculture Analysis SPONSORED Multispectral imaging flies high to help boost crop yields An airborne sensor that collects image data over different spectral bands can detect early signs of plant stress and disease Read article: Multispectral imaging flies high to help boost crop yields
Agriculture Research update EU imports of textile and oil crops damage tropical ecosystems Region’s Bioeconomy Strategy may not be sustainable Read article: EU imports of textile and oil crops damage tropical ecosystems
Agriculture Research update Green water could help California’s farming woes Using more rainfall stored in soil before irrigation may cut blue water use Read article: Green water could help California’s farming woes
Climate Research update Climate crisis needs radical food changes From farm to fork, agriculture fuels global heating. Can the world eat well, but stay a little cooler? That will need radical food changes Read article: Climate crisis needs radical food changes
Agriculture Research update Sorghum yields in Ethiopian highlands could fall by 40% More intense El Niños could bring more early-season droughts Read article: Sorghum yields in Ethiopian highlands could fall by 40%
Agriculture Research update Biochar could boost US crops Charcoal made from plant remains improves soil and offers gains in yield Read article: Biochar could boost US crops
Agriculture Research update Farmers must change to feed world up to 2050 Massive investment in adaptation needed to keep crop supplies adequate as climate changes Read article: Farmers must change to feed world up to 2050
Climate Research update Post-Soviet food system changes led to greenhouse gas reductions Collapse in livestock sector brought widespread agricultural abandonment Read article: Post-Soviet food system changes led to greenhouse gas reductions