Positioning solar panels above active cropland boosts how much food farms produce in dry climates while creating payment streams for landowners, reported the Institute for Energy Economics and ...

In Sub-Saharan Africa, climate change is wreaking havoc on agricultural systems. The growing frequency and intensity of climate anomalies has led to reduced crop yields, production instability and ...

About 30 million acres of U.S. cropland have been abandoned since the 1980s, a new analysis suggests. The study, published in Environmental Research Letters, offers a detailed look at land with ...

Cropland values jumped 8.1% this year, hitting an average of $5,460 an acre, with many states seeing double-digit increases from 2022, the Agriculture Department reports. Kansas led the nation with an ...

It’s been called one of the best investments in America as the per acre cost for cropland continues to rise across Ohio and the nation. But these rising costs create a barrier for family farms looking ...

North Dakota’s cropland values have increased more than 10% for the third consecutive year, according to an annual survey. North Dakota cropland values increased 11.59% heading into the spring of 2024 ...

In the context of trade-offs between land use and biodiversity, geographers have simulated land saving potentials for agriculture. With rising global demand for agricultural commodities for use as ...