In the fight to protect biodiversity and limit climate change, the world will reap what it sows, say researchers from the University of Surrey. Energy crops can be used for heat, electricity and ...

Brazil's iconic Citrus Belt — one of the world's top orange-producing regions — is facing its second-smallest harvest in ...

As the price of renewable energy technology has plummeted and water has gotten more scarce, growers are fallowing acreage and installing solar panels. Some are even growing crops beneath them ...

This research to cut US reliance on fertilizer would have helped farmers and the environment. Why was it halted?

Great Lakes Bioenergy is researching methods for creating biochemicals using energy dense crops, which would offer increased profits by keeping the fuel price low, Donohue said. One constraint of ...

Sustainable commercial production of willow biomass crops in northern New York State is being catalyzed by the USDA Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP). This program is helping landowners to ...

The paused projects included developing new crop varieties and exploring alternative fertilization methods. The U.S. Department of Energy had a vision: Slash in half the amount of a potent ...