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Organic farming is more profitable and economically secure than conventional farming even over the long-term, according to a new study in Agronomy Journal. Read more: Organic farming can be more profitable in the long-term than conventional agriculture

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The Punjab government's plans of crop diversification seems to have hit a rough patch as area under horticulture has increased by just 7,000 hectares this year. Continued here: Crop diversification plan hits rough patch

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BP's Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GRI) announced today the first long-term grant recipients in its multimillion-dollar fund to support oil-spill research in the Gulf of Mexico. See the rest here: Oil-spill research funds begin to flow

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(Reuters) - Record-breaking triple-digit temperatures were prolonging a devastating drought that has been baking the South and the dry spell could extend into next year and beyond, climate experts said on Thursday. Read this article: Drought intensifies in the South, no end in sight

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In August 2010, part of the Petermann Glacier about four times the size of Manhattan island broke off. This is a huge island which would take years to melt and move south. Researcher Alun Hubbard, of the Centre for Glaciology at Aberystwyth University, U.K.has indicated that another section of the glacier, about twice the size of Manhattan, appeared...

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Coyotes are stealing watermelons from backyard gardens, bees are attacking joggers trying to quench their thirst from drinking fountains, fighting for precious drops of water.Texas state officials are planning now how to evacuate several endangered species at risk because of the record drought. The state is home to 86 threatened species. Here is the original post: Texas Drought:...

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The Indonesia-based Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) recently published a study assessing the potential for biofuel production in Africa. More here: Report addresses potential for biodiesel in Africa

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A global effort to restore 150 million hectares of degraded and deforested lands by 2020 is being launched in Bonn, Germany. The announcement comes during the Bonn Challenge Ministerial Roundtable, where a select group of government officials, business leaders, and international forest experts are gathering to catalyze support for global forest and landscape restoration. More here: Leaders Announce...

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HA NOI - The German Government and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) office in Germany have committed 8.2 million euro (US$11.7 million) to enhance the protection of forests near the Viet Nam-Lao border, the German Embassy announced yesterday. View post: $11m in funds to help protect forests

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HEIDELBERG, N.Y., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Humans are the principle cause of the introduction of non-native earthworm species that may threaten North American forests, a study says. See the rest here: Humans bringing earthworms to forests