“Communication and information technology can improve access to food and trace where the food is coming from and how it’s being processed."

Farmers can use fewer resources to grow food

Research shows nitrogen is accumulating in soil–creating health risks like “blue baby syndrome” and environmental dead zones in rivers and oceans

Researchers have discovered harvests began shifting dramatically earlier during the latter half of the 20th century

The group will focus on two areas of cattle feeding: starting cattle on feed and the end of the feeding period

A move toward plant-based feeds alters the environmental footprint of farm-raised seafood, may change levels of healthy fatty acids in these fish

The new technology could provide a green alternative to petroleum-based plastic bottles and other polyester products.

A new study from a UVA environmental scientist and colleagues shows about a third of the world’s malnourished population could be fed by using resources now used for biofuel production.

Since the 1930s, the composition of forests in the region has changed markedly

Research team taps EMSL, DOE JGI to harness promising fungi found in manure