Deforestation for agribusiness expansion in Brazil, in conjunction with climate change, has worsened the already severe drought suffered in the last decade by the transition zone between the eastern Amazon and the Cerrado, the vast tropical savanna ecoregion in central and western Brazil.

Faced with population growth, environmental change, and increasing concerns over food security and sustainability – the interest in Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) is on an upward trend.

Danielle Rose works under a pop-up grow tent inside Velocity’s main incubator workspace.

U.S. agricultural systems are world leaders in the production of food, fuel and fiber. 

Just how much carbon is in the soil?

A new study explores large-scale relationships between vegetation and climatic characteristics using machine learning. The findings highlight the importance of climatic extremes in shaping the distribution of several major vegetation types.

In a field of winter wheat, researchers at the University of Reading's Sonning farm in the UK had planted an unusual fumigation system: eight 8-meter octagons surrounding clusters of black mustard plants.

Results of the new study showed that the farms practicing regenerative agriculture had healthier soils

The researchers found that what’s happening beneath the surface is indeed clearly correlated with above-ground plant traits.

With rising global demand for agricultural commodities for use as food, feed, and bioenergy, pressure on land is increasing.