In a warming world that’s already affecting farming yields, one crop may be better positioned than others. New research ...

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Returning year after year (for three to five years), these crops develop root systems three times deeper than annual wheat, accessing water and nutrients unavailable to conventional varieties. This ...

Rising temperatures will significantly reduce global crop yields by 2100, with adaptation measures offering some relief, study finds.

Climate change could significantly cut production of six staple food crops around the world — including wheat ... in 54 countries that grow corn, soybeans, rice, wheat, ... are well-placed to ...

For more than half a century, the Japanese government has encouraged its rice farmers to grow less of the crop so that prices ...

Many years ago, we used to get water just by digging a few feet below the ground, but now, even 300 feet may not be ...

The region's states produce most of the U.S.-grown crop of hard red winter wheat, favored by bakers for bread. But with prices hovering around $5 per bushel, U.S. wheat farmers have reached an ...

Meanwhile, Canada does have some options and may fare better than other parts of the world. The study looked at data about regional climates; climate impacts on specific crops; access to resources ...