1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (95+ words) Farmers have long faced a stubborn trade-off: till the soil deeply enough to loosen compacted layers and boost root growth, and you risk destroying the delicate structure that makes soil fertile in the first place. Now a pair of researchers…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (167+ words) Researchers in North Yorkshire are testing whether disused mines could provide a lower-energy alternative to conventional vertical farming. More than 1km underground at Boulby mine, a partnership between the University of Sheffield and Farm Urban is growing crops including pak choi…...