Farmland conservation advocates say Oregon’s land use planning program has historically done a good job at protecting farmland. But they say it’s concerning to see continued decrease of farmland, ...

Halting climate change and feeding the world’s rapidly growing population both require major overhauls to the way that humans manage the land they live on, according to a much-anticipated report from ...

Food, feed, fiber, and bioenergy: The demand for agricultural raw materials is rising. How can additional cultivation areas be reconciled with nature conservation? Researchers have developed a ...

photo credit: Kansas Farm Bureau, used with permission. The Land Values 2022 Summary report, released last Friday by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, shows agricultural land values ...

Agriculture is the primary driver of tropical deforestation, accounting for 90% or more of forest loss, yet researchers have found that up to half of total land cleared is not put into active ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Warming temperatures at night combined with habitat ...

Scientists have analyzed the competition between photovoltaics and agriculture for land use in Spain by studying 134 different crops in 15 regions. Using a real options framework, they found that ...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has ordered a temporary suspension on the acceptance of new applications for agricultural ...