A team led by University of Illinois researchers has created a new model that provides researchers and policymakers with a database to estimate location-specific emissions for all greenhouse gases related to the plant- and animal-based human food industries.

Compound environmental shocks and their impact on food insecurity in Nepal, one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries, was the focus of research conducted by faculty in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences.

Using precision instruments and new mapping and machine-learning tools, a research team has been pinpointing sources of the greenhouse gas.

Even under a low emissions scenario, the research team found at least a roughly 50% chance of severe megadroughts by the end of the century.

By the end of the century, scientists expect climate change to reduce corn yield significantly, with some estimating losses up to 28%. 

Important implications for food production and environmental monitoring.

Wildfires in the western United States have been spreading to higher elevations due to warmer and drier conditions.

Setting fire to forest and agricultural land in Southeast Asia to prepare it for cultivation or grazing contributes to an estimated 59,000 premature deaths a year, say scientists.

Around the world, agricultural practices have developed as a function of topography, soil type, crop type, annual rainfall, and tradition.

On a hot and humid August day near Geneva, New York, Garrett Boudinot stands in a field of hemp, the green stalks towering a foot or more over his 6-foot, 4-inch frame.