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Grow More Food in Drylands with Planting Pits

June 1, 2005

HOST 1: Today we’re going to talk about a way for farmers to improve soils and get higher crop yields. This is a method that be effective even if you have dry soils with a hard crust. HOST 2: That’s right. On today’s program farmers are going to learn how to use planting pits to…

How Farmers can Adapt to a Changing Climate

July 1, 2002

How global warming affects the weather Have you heard of global warming? The earth is getting warmer because human actions – such as burning coal, oil and gas for energy – are increasing the levels of ‘greenhouse gases’ in the earth’s atmosphere. These gases, which include carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, stop the sun’s…

What is Happening to the Weather?

April 1, 1996

Is the weather getting worse where you live? Does the sun seem to burn hotter? Do the rains fail to fall? Some scientists believe what is happening is different from the year-in, year-out changes in the weather that farmers have always had to put up with. And they think pollution from such sources as big…

What is Happening to the Weather?

December 1, 1992

Is the weather getting worse where you live?  Does the sun seem to burn hotter?  Do the rains fail to fall? Some scientists believe what is happening is different from the year‑in, year‑out changes in the weather that farmers have always had to put up with.  And they think pollution from such sources as big…