Agriculture Archives - Positive News https://www.positive.news/category/environment/agriculture/ Good journalism about good things Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:18:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png Agriculture Archives - Positive News https://www.positive.news/category/environment/agriculture/ 32 32 New olive groves plant hope across the West Bank https://www.positive.news/environment/agriculture/the-quest-to-restore-west-bank-olive-groves/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:00:03 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=572248 In the West Bank, where olive trees have long sustained livelihoods and identity, a replanting movement brings hope

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The link between healthy soil and a healthy body https://www.positive.news/environment/food/the-link-between-healthy-soil-and-a-healthy-body/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:41:16 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=572101 Science has yet to prove a definitive link between soil and human health, but that could be about to change

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Could solar panels help strengthen global food security? https://www.positive.news/environment/agriculture/could-solar-panels-help-strengthen-global-food-security/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 07:00:22 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=568397 Solar panels could increase global crop yields by creating cooler, more resilient growing conditions, researchers say

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Regenerative agriculture sows success in Kenya https://www.positive.news/society/regenerative-agriculture-sows-success-in-kenya/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:40:23 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=567752 A regenerative agriculture initiative is helping Kenyan smallholders cut crop failure and dramatically improve yields

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How species spotting took hold of a rural community https://www.positive.news/society/how-species-spotting-took-hold-rural-community/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 14:54:50 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=566799 A village in north Somerset has got passionate about rare species spotting, thanks to the efforts of Yeo Valley Organic

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Shear comfort, the sheep helping people unload their worries https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/health/shear-comfort-the-sheep-helping-people-unload-their-worries/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 07:00:51 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=565542 A Yorkshire therapist has discovered her intuitive flock of sheep has an unexpected route to emotional healing

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A field of wheat becomes the world’s largest living photograph https://www.positive.news/environment/a-field-of-wheat-becomes-the-worlds-largest-living-photograph/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 07:00:13 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=565103 Farming Photographs will see a field divided into ‘pixels’ of different wheats to grow a photographic-style artwork

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The photo series celebrating the people cultivating hope, from soil to sea https://www.positive.news/environment/the-photography-series-celebrating-the-people-cultivating-hope-from-soil-to-sea/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 11:39:15 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=550276 A new arts project pairs photographers and poets with farmers, fishers and food growers to tell powerful stories of regeneration

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‘We found 23,000 worms!’ The soil project bringing life back to the land https://www.positive.news/society/we-found-23000-worms-the-soil-project-bringing-life-back-to-the-land/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 15:00:59 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=549318 The farming community pioneering a soil health project to show how organic regenerative agriculture can restore a vital ecosystem

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From war zones to city plots, grassroots growers are transforming land and lives https://www.positive.news/society/from-war-zones-to-city-plots-grassroots-growers-are-transforming-land-and-lives/ Thu, 18 Sep 2025 07:00:18 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=544122 A new generation of land defenders are reclaiming soil, space and power through community gardens and regenerative action

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