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By Lisa Held for Civil Eats. Broadcast version by Eric Tegethoff for Big Sky Connection, reporting for Civil Eats/Solutions Journalism/Public News Service Collaboration. On the day the Tigercat carbonator - a machine that looks like a giant metal dumpster mounted on Snowcat-style treads - arrived in western Montana from Oregon, Michael Schaedel set to work navigating "a colossus" over narrow, rolling forest roads. ...

Biochar is a form of charcoal created from heating organic matter in fires. The product enriches soil and captures carbon, meaning it could be a tool for addressing climate change.

The bill would allocate $1 million to a grant program managed by the Montana Department of Agriculture and dole out cash to area food banks to purchase local food.

Injectable contraceptives have contributed substantially to Nigeria's rise in modern family planning methods usage. They are one of the most commonly used and preferred means of contraception among women in the country. Enabling policies are required to assure contraceptive access, security, and use. This study aimed to investigate the policy environment and how it supports or limits Nigeria's introduction and scale-up of subcutaneous depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA-SC)....

You might be as surprised as I was to find out that the bicycle as we know it today came out just a little bit before the first car.

Farming with this soil amendment isn’t a climate silver bullet, but it could make more soil a carbon sponge.

PETALING JAYA: A whopping RM300 for a few hours of electricity per day. This is the sum some villagers in rural Sabah had to fork out for electricity in a month. 

City is no longer nickel capital of the world and its population is aging quickly. Greater Sudbury councillors need to consider this.

The Latino Farmer Conference showcased farms from Escondido to Pauma Valley, and lecturers addressed topics ranging from water conservation to organic farming and business management.

MRD MISSION TEAM HOLDS FRUITFUL DIALOGUE WITH ITAUKEI AFFAIRS, FIJI   The Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) policy management team that is currently in Fiji