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Growing Crops In Salt

In several places, including Bangladesh, salt water has moved into areas supported by farming, as has the entire food supply. One solution is salt-resident seeds. Semafor states, “The government and ...
Scientific American

Too Much Salt in the Soil Is No Problem for These Crops

This article was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. Twenty years ago Dutch farmer Hubrecht Janse realized the tide was about to turn on his third-generation family business in the ...
Modern Farmer

Saline Agriculture: A Promising Approach to Global Farming Challenges

Soil salinization is a serious problem, especially in areas with less rainfall and increasingly arid climates. As climates change, flooding becomes more prevalent – another factor that leads to high ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

In Utah, here’s how unconventional crops could save water — and reshape farming

Editor’s note • This article is published through the Colorado River Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative supported by the Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water, and Air at Utah ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Utah’s swapping crops for houses. Here’s what that means for water use and agriculture.

Note to readers • This article is published through the Colorado River Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative supported by the Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water, and Air at Utah ...