Abstract: Plastic mulch is widely used in agriculture, providing significant benefits. However, improper use can harm farmland ecosystems and threaten food security, especially in black soil regions, ...

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today. From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The ...

Small-scale producers say the proposed changes ... Pat Carmody has taken vegetables freshly picked from his one-tenth-of-a-hectare farm to the SAGE Farmers' Markets at Moruya on the New South ...

The classes will take place 6 – 8 p.m., Wednesdays, Jan. 22 – March 19, with additional field trips touring small-acreage farms and ranches in Washoe and Douglas counties. The program’s courses will ...

Members of Congress were to vote this week on whether to pass House Speaker Mike Johnson’s continuing resolution to fund the federal government and provide aid to American farmers. The year-end ...

The mission to save the bird prompted an outcry in Brazil over the impact of plastic pollution on wildlife in a city famed for its forested mountains overlooking a bustling seaside metropolis.

In 2023, these farms spanned various sizes and specialties, from small, retirement-focused plots to vast enterprises generating millions in gross cash farm income. Small family farms alone made up 86 ...

He is author of a number of briefing papers, including "The Multiple Functions and Benefits of Small Farm Agriculture in the Context of Global Trade Negotiations," and is co-author of the book "World ...

Letting small family farms go to the wall will "break the backbone of Britain's rural communities", Prince Charles has said. The focus on producing plentiful and cheap food threatens the survival ...