Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Community Portal
Welcome – From the Editor
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The Habitable Planet is a multimedia course for high school teachers and adult learners interested in studying environmental science. The Web site provides access to course content and activities developed by leading scientists and researchers in the field.
New Materials
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On Thin Ice: A Synthesis of the Canadian Arctic Shelf Exchange Study (CASES)
Louis Fortier, Canada Research Chair on the Response of Arctic Marine Ecosystems to Climate Change: "The Arctic in on its...
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AGRIBUSINESS STRATEGY, ORGANIZATION, AND EXECUTION
Overview: Agribusiness Strategy, Organization, and Execution is built from the ground up to treat food and agriculture as...
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Urban & Regional Planning | Cities, Land Use, Transport and Liveability – Prep4Uni.online
A student-friendly guide to urban and regional planning: how cities grow, how land use decisions are made, how transport...
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Creative AI for STEM Toolkit
The Creative AI for STEM Toolkit is a free, classroom ready suite of GPT tools for undergraduate STEM general education...
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Effective leadership, management and development of people working in agriculture and agri-food: supporting new entrants from non-agricultural backgrounds: PROJECT OVERVIEW, TEACHING RESOURCES & CASE STUDIES
This research project considered how to successfully support diversification of employment within agriculture and...
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Environment and Community Field Methods and Community-Based Research
The California State University and MERLOT have partnered to showcase how and why faculty have adopted Open Educational...
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Critical Relationship between Technology and Society
It explores the relationship between technology and society, examining how they shape each other and evolve together. The...
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Give Earth A Chance; A Collaborative Game for Our Shared Future
Give Earth A Chance (GEAC) is a free collaborative board game where players face real-world challenges together, building...
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Carbon Credit Markets for Farmers and Ranchers: An Overview
Carbon credit markets give farmers and ranchers a chance to gain extra income by using sustainable practices that pull...
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Saving Biodiversity as the Climate Changes
This is an undergraduate textbook focusing on wildlife and ecosystem conservation, meant to replace traditional...
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Methods of Teaching Agriculture, third edition
Methods of Teaching Agriculture, 3rd edition is a 406-page methods-of-teaching book. It provides a clear and concise...
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Navigating Our Way to Solutions in Marine Conservation
Navigating Our Way reflects the broader insights and diverse voices revolutionizing marine conservation. This volume...
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Climate Stripes: Make Your Own
Website provides the instructions and Google Sheets spreadsheets to allow you to make your own climates stripes for...
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Farm Goals in Conflict
oals and values of both farm and nonfarm groups have important bearing on current and future policies and organization of...
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An Anthology of Global Risk
This anthology brings together a diversity of key texts in the emerging field of Existential Risk Studies. It serves to...
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Crop Wild Relatives and their Use in Plant Breeding
Crop wild relatives (CWR) provide genetic diversity that may not be available in current cultivated varieties. The novel...
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Etosha Pan to the Skeleton Coast: Conservation Histories, Policies and Practices in North-west Namibia
Etosha Pan to the Skeleton Coast examines the conservation histories and concerns of one of southern Africa’s most iconic...
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Cyanobacteria: Model Microorganisms and Beyond
Cyanobacteria(formerly called blue-green algae) are bacteria that have chlorophyl. They can live in many different...
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Rhythmic gene expression in plants is crucial for symbiosis with nutrient-providing bacteria, study finds
Legumes such as beans get their nitrogen from nitrogen fixing bacteria called rhizobia which convert air nitrogen N₂ into...
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Biological Degradation of Plastics and Microplastics: A Recent Perspective on Associated Mechanisms and Influencing Factors
Microplastics and plastic pollution are major ecological issues. Part of the reason why plastic has a hard time being...
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Oil Biodegradation and Bioremediation: A Tale of the Two Worst Spills in U.S. History
There have been many oil spills in the ocean, and using microbes to clean them up is something that is being developed,...
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An Introduction to Waste Management and Circular Economy
This introductory textbook provides an essential interdisciplinary guide to waste management and circular economy. It...
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Climate Change Sheetslets: Interactive Animated Google Sheets Spreadsheets
Interactive animated Google Sheets spreadsheets, Sheetslets, illustrating a variety of dynamic climate concepts. These...
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A Country of Shepherds: Cultural Stories of a Changing Mediterranean Landscape
This book draws on the life stories told by shepherds, farmers, and their families in the Andalusian region in Spain to...
New Members
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Virginia RojasUniversidad Nacional de Catamarca -
Maria GonzalezMiami Dade College -
Anteneh Gezahegn Kebedemadda walbu university -
Karen HooverChesapeake Public Schools -
SprayMan IndiaSpraymanindia
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Rinda WeningtyasBrawijaya University -
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Patricia ChiversTricia -
Grey WarrenMotlow State Community/Technical College -
Susan JonesUniversity of Saskatchewan -
Godrej IHPGodrej IHP -
Carrie ClemonsBlue Ridge Community and Technical College -
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Garome ShifarawMattu University Bedele Campus -
Nina TipovaUniversity of National and World Economy -
Mike NaylorWindward Community College -
Soriya RinRoyal University of Agriculture -
Mom SengRoyal University of Agriculture -
Sarah BowlesSanta Rosa Junior College -
Andrew IrvingThe Covenant School -
Nazima BegumOsmania University, Hyderabad
Materials by Discipline
- Agriculture and Bio Engineering (59)
- Agriculture Education (84)
- Agriculture, Environment, & Development Economics (135)
- Animal Sciences (100)
- Environment and Natural Resources (294)
- Food science (215)
- Plant Sciences (232)
Professional Organizations
- American Association for Agricultural Education
- American Dairy Science Association
- American Agricultural Economics Association
- American Society of Animal Science
- American Society of Agronomy
- American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
- National Association of Ag Education
- Crop Science Society of America
- Society of Range Management
- Institute of Food Technologists
- Society of American Foresters
- The Wildlife Society
Agriculture & Environmental Sciences on the Web
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Solar array gone awry: Vermont probes solar development owner about broken solar panels ...
May 24, 2026 02:30 PM PDT
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Sherrill declares state of emergency over spoiled crops - The Daily Targum
May 24, 2026 01:06 PM PDT
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Who is Palantir and why is USDA giving it $300M? - Farmers' Advance
May 24, 2026 12:03 PM PDT
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Drones and lasers good tools to measure methane emissions | The Western Producer
May 24, 2026 11:59 AM PDT
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Week Ahead in Washington: May 24 - KWCH
May 24, 2026 11:03 AM PDT
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Industry Leaders Gather At Chelsea To Discuss The Future Of Horticulture
May 24, 2026 10:05 AM PDT
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Jacksonville suspect remains at large following police stand-off - Cherokeean Herald
May 24, 2026 09:46 AM PDT
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Florida's famed agriculture industry faces bumper crop of natural disasters - POLITICO
May 24, 2026 09:15 AM PDT
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Force à vous la team soyez fort #agriculture#pourtoi - YouTube
May 24, 2026 08:43 AM PDT
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Funding for SNAP to run out in November if government shutdown continues
May 24, 2026 07:13 AM PDT
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Call to vaccinate as 3.5 million FMD vaccine doses arrive | SAnews
May 24, 2026 07:03 AM PDT
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Simply organic - Nepali Times
May 24, 2026 07:00 AM PDT
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Agriculture Left Out of Recovery Conversation, Farmer Says as Officials Cite Need for Water ...
May 24, 2026 06:57 AM PDT
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Farming Wales feature | NFU Cymru Wales Woman Farmer of the Year 2025, Robbie Alman - Wilson.
May 24, 2026 06:38 AM PDT
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Deere (DE) Is Down 5.8% After Profit Mix Shifts Away From Large Ag Equipment
May 24, 2026 06:35 AM PDT
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More than 110 technologies and research solutions ready for transfer announced
May 24, 2026 06:13 AM PDT
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Yakima River farmers accept early water cuts as drought deepens | The Seattle Times
May 24, 2026 06:02 AM PDT
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Spain's Greenhouse Farms Rely on Migrant Workers Amid Labour Crisis - YouTube
May 24, 2026 05:52 AM PDT
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Upper Dauphin community unites to honor teacher killed in reported domestic incident
May 24, 2026 05:50 AM PDT
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Red River Valley farmers worry as strong winds threaten their soil - MPR News
May 24, 2026 05:27 AM PDT