A UC Davis professor runs an academic center that was conceived by a trade group, according to records, and gets most of its funding from farming interests.
Tag: Agriculture and Farming
Nigeria Floods Kill Hundreds and Displace Over a Million
The country is experiencing its worst floods in years, largely because of heavy rains caused by climate change.
In Face of Drought, the Netherlands Reserves Course to Save Water
As climate change dries out Europe, the Netherlands, a country long shaped by its overabundance of water, is suddenly confronting drought.
Protecting the Peatlands of Ireland as Fuel Costs Skyrocket
One in seven Irish households still burn peat for heat. New rules are aimed at discouraging a practice that many consider part of the culture.
Battered by Floods and Trapped in Debt, Pakistani Farmers Struggle to Survive
The recent flooding has plunged small farmers in sharecropping arrangements further into debt with their landlords — a cycle that has worsened as extreme weather events become increasingly common.
Floods in Central Italy Leave at Least 9 Dead
The downpour was the latest in a summer of extreme weather events. Streets were turned into rivers, bridges and highways were blocked and thousands were left without power.
Pakistan Is Devastated by Floods, Faces Looming Food Crisis
The flooding has crippled Pakistan’s agricultural sector, battering the country as it reels from an economic crisis and double-digit inflation that has sent the price of basics soaring.
Pakistan Is Devastated by Floods, Faces Looming Food Crisis
The flooding has crippled Pakistan’s agricultural sector, battering the country as it reels from an economic crisis and double-digit inflation that has sent the price of basics soaring.
Desert Winemaking ‘Sounds Absurd,’ but Israeli Vineyards in Negev Show the Way
As vintners around the world battle extreme heat and climate change, the pioneers producing wine in Israel’s arid south are testing ideas that might soon find global application.
It Was War. Then, a Rancher’s Truce With Some Pesky Beavers Paid Off.
The ‘highly skilled environmental engineers’ can help to store precious water and rejuvenate land ravaged by climate change. Just don’t dynamite their homes.