Agriculture, long a dominant industry in Tennessee, remains one in the 21st century, contributing about $89 billion to the state's economy annually. Soybeans, cotton and tobacco rank among top ...
Humans have physically reconfigured half of the world’s land to grow just eight staple crops: maize (corn), soy, wheat, rice, cassava, sorghum, sweet potato and potato. They account for the vast ...
Industrialized agriculture can be attributed to about 25-30% of total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per year. As one of the largest sources of emissions, industrial agriculture is the focus of many ...