...Laura J. Bender; Christian F. Lenhart Phosphorus is a growing water quality concern in agricultural landscapes. Sources of agricultural phosphorus include synthetic fertilizers and manure application that support crop growth. These sources lead to excess phosphorus in adjacent waterways causing...

... patchy. In Jamaica, a combination of challenges—ranging from diminishing availability of arable land and stagnant agricultural innovation to the marginalization of small-scale farming and recurrent climatic shocks—has led to significant agricultural setbacks and socioeconomic distress for local farmers...

... <1 acre to 3,000 acres (a total of 8,795 acres). Fires occurred on a variety of land ownerships including private ranch, university, state trust, Army, Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, Bureau of Reclamation, and U.S. Department of Agriculture. Crew sizes ranged from 1 to 40 people...

... and social trends. The availability of irrigation water has become even more important over the past few decades as the type of agriculture in the state has shifted dramatically. Perennial, high-revenue crops like avocados, nuts, grapes, and other fruits have more than doubled their share of irrigated...

... law waste management agriculture hog pig pork Agriculture/agribusiness is the largest industry in North Carolina, where more than 52,000 farms occupy 8.5 million acres of land [ 1 ]. North Carolina is currently the second largest producer of hogs in the United States [ 2 ]. North Carolina...

... health, agricultural economies, and social well-being on a quickly warming planet. Drawing from a review of research across disciplines, we explore three human-driven factors that have increased the risks of loss for coffee producers in the face of climate change. These three characteristics...

... is a major tourist destination as well as one of the country’s most productive agricultural regions. Water from the lush Caribbean slopes of the Lake Arenal region is transported across the continental divide through extensive infrastructure projects. Passing through the semi-arid regions of Guanacaste...

... of California Press's Reprints and Permissions web page, www.ucpress.edu/journals.php?p=reprints . 2019 innovation agriculture California farmers sustainability support socioecological systems integrated landscape management rural-urban interface Students who are reading this case...

...Anne Saville; Alison Adams Agricultural production in the United States provides numerous economic contributions from the national scale to the local, providing farmworker and laborer jobs for hundreds of thousands of people [ 1 ]. Unfortunately, conventional agricultural operations are often...

...Molly E. Thrash; Jeffrey W. Hanlon More efficient agricultural water use sounds uncontroversial. Due to increased agricultural efficiency, about 300,000 acre-feet 1 of water per year is made available and is being reallocated from the Imperial Irrigation District to Los Angeles, San Diego...

... of capacity, and state policies that favor extractivism and export-oriented agriculture. This case study examines the dilemma of forest management in the Guarayos Indigenous Territory, with a particular focus on the influence of conflictive policies under Evo Morales administration. Using a combination...

... an overarching limit on nutrient losses from agricultural land is calculated and linked to land use rules to control property-scale agricultural activities. With a focus on the Canterbury region, this case study examines two approaches to establishing a catchment load for diffuse nutrient pollution to link...

...Richard Byrne Water is generally plentiful in the United Kingdom; however, there is an emerging water quality issue driven by agricultural intensification. Poor land management over generations has contributed to the degradation of upland peat deposits leading to discolouration of potable water...

... Erie. Algal blooms typically occur when excess nutrients are produced by mixture of agricultural and urban practices, and they may threaten ecological stability and public health for millions dependent on the lake for drinking water, tourism, and fisheries. In this case study, we explore...

...Miriam Adams-Schimminger; Graham Fifield; Bruce Doran; David Freudenberger Southern Australia has a tree crisis. The iconic and ecologically essential eucalypt trees are dying out across vast swathes of farmland that were once grassy woodlands. A century of clearing and agricultural intensification...

..., such as inundation, erosion, natural habitat destruction, and property damage. As it is in many places around the world, agriculture in New England is often in floodplains, which means that farmers are at greater risk due to where they farm. These farmers are already adapting to the increased risk of flooding...