Feeding 9 billion people…sustainably
A number of forces are currently shaping and threatening the rural landscape around the world. First is continuing population growth. By 2050, the world’s population will grow from 6.8 billion […]
Infrastructure for 21st Century Agriculture
Precision agriculture integrates information technology and data to improve agricultural production decisions that enhance farm profitability and deliver environmental benefits Much of the promise of this technology depends on soils […]
Local partnerships can enhance nutrient stewardship
Improving nutrient management is one of the many challenges facing U.S. agriculture. The Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone—which is linked, in part, to nutrient run-off from cropland in the Mississippi […]
The Challenge of Data-Driven Conservation
Click here to read an article co-authored by Doug Lawrence in Choices magazine on collecting and using data to shape conservation programs.
Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting
Irrigation efficiency improvement projects have been implemented around the world with the expectation that improved irrigation efficiency would lead to increases in stream flows or groundwater supplies. Instead, the projects […]
SMAP Satellite: Helping to Feed the World
Agricultural production is driven by weather. More to the point, from Boone County, Iowa, to Sub-Saharan Africa, crop yields depend on the timing and amount of rainfall and, more specifically, […]
Neocolonialism and African Food Security
In 2009, the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released the report, Land Grab or Development Opportunity? Agricultural Investment and International Land Deals in Africa. The report was driven […]
Attending to the needs of the soil
As the world gears-up to meet the needs of feeding nine billion people in 2050, a number of barriers need to be addressed. Among these barriers are inadequate crop yields, […]
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