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University of Nevada, Reno students and the surrounding community now have the opportunity to access fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables with just a click. The University's Desert Farming ...

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I am a university president who did his undergraduate work in the state of Iowa and who has studied agricultural regions in more than 15 countries, but on a recent trip to Yuma I saw the most ...

Workers gather melons in Qatar, where today only a tiny fraction of the land is suitable for farming.Carolyn Drake for TIME Every couple of years, some enterprising engineer resuscitates the idea of ...