SHELBURNE FALLS “What would happen if farmers adapted to climate change without relying so much on plastic and petroleum?” asks Abby Ferla. “One of our answers is, we’d probably grow different plants.”Ferla is the force behind Foxtrot Farm in.
The federal government needs to take quick and decisive actions and work through regional, state and local partnerships to address the worsening drought and water conditions in Colorado and the West, a panel of water scientists and agriculturalists told a Senate subcommittee Tuesday.
Extreme weather is what we call it when a particular weather event like a flash flood or a heat wave is significantly different from the average weather pattern for an area. It is important to understand these events because they can be disruptive and even deadly, harming human communities, agriculture and ecosystems.
News Release Desert Research Institute A collaborative team of researchers led by Maureen McCarthy, Ph.D. of Desert Research Institute has received a $1.5