Mar 2, 2017 | News
Following a meeting of the Commonwealth Drought Task Force, the Department of Environmental Protection announced that two counties remain in drought warning status. Six improve from warning to watch status, and 11 improve from watch to normal status. (Pennsylvania...
Mar 2, 2017 | News
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order mandating a review of an Obama-era rule aimed at protecting small streams and wetlands from development and pollution, fulfilling a campaign promise while earning the ire of environmental groups. The order, signed...
Feb 28, 2017 | News
With an estimated 12 million loaves sold in the UK every year, bread remains a staple of the British diet. In a groundbreaking study researchers from the University of Sheffield have now calculated the environmental impact of a loaf of bread and which part of its...
Feb 28, 2017 | News
As the elder statesman from an agricultural state, U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts has worked on crafting seven farm bills. But it is with some trepidation that the work begins to draft new legislation amid daunting challenges confronting farmers in the era of President Donald...
Feb 23, 2017 | News
“Food production must double by 2050 to feed the world’s growing population.” This truism has been repeated so often in recent years that it has become widely accepted among academics, policymakers and farmers, but now researchers are challenging...
Feb 22, 2017 | News
AS debate over federal immigration policy and enforcement has taken center-stage in Washington, D.C., it is worth remembering the potential impacts of these decisions on our state’s economy and particularly on the economy of rural Washington. Agriculture remains a...
