Modern irrigation systems have taken over old-world practices in many areas, but in Colorado's San Luis Valley, the tradition ...

This finding contradicts previous theories that dismissed the possibility of intensive monoculture agriculture in the region. A pre-Columbian society in the Amazon developed a sophisticated ...

The study comes as farms across much of the world are increasingly growing just one type of crop or raising a single kind of animal—a transition to “monoculture” agriculture that may bring with it a ...

(Beyond Pesticides, October 6, 2021) Agricultural soils under monoculture cropping systems are not as healthy as soils with diverse plantings, finds research recently published in the journal ...

Observing World Environment Day, Tikender Singh Panwar reflects on the worsening environmental crises over the past decade.

The findings contradict previous theories that dismissed the possibility of intensive monoculture agriculture in the Amazon region. Until now, it was thought that agriculture in the Amazon was ...

Monoculture has drawbacks—not just in agriculture but also in IT. Monoculture is often the default when choice isn't possible. However, ecosystem diversity is vital in fostering innovation ...

To understand how we got here, it helps to look at an apparently unrelated industry: agriculture. Think of a farm. You likely envision a vast field planted with endless rows of the same crop: barley, ...

This finding contradicts previous theories that dismissed the possibility of intensive monoculture agriculture in the region. The study, published today in the journal Nature, describes how the ...