In countries around the world, water conservation is becoming a more and more salient issue by the day. As climate change depletes reserves of freshwater, scientists are warning that we could soon enter a global water crisis. In the not-too-distant future, water could...

One of the major hurdles to starting a small farm is purchasing all of the requisite equipment. Farming is certainly hands-on work, but there are also certain technologies that are an essential part of any farmer’s toolkit. These range in price, but they can add up to...

In recent years, a variety of factors have led to a dramatic decline in the US dairy industry. This trend has prompted many American farmers to begin worrying about the industry’s future prospects. Some experts have begun to predict that the demand for dairy products...

Here in the United States, most of us only have a vague idea of where our water supply comes from. Yet in many parts of the world, water scarcity is a daily - and sometimes deadly - fact of life. And now, scientific experts are beginning to warn that global trends...

Since the dawn of agriculture, most humans have relied on farming as a means of food production. The agricultural revolution endowed us with many undeniable benefits, including the ability to create food surpluses and permanent settlements. It also, however, led to...