Staff at Working Landscapes' food hub processing center unload boxes of greens. The group is involved with the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program, (Photo: Working Landscapes) A ...

AgriCapture climate-friendly rice. The company's project was one of the ones that survived the recent reconfiguring of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program (Photo: AgriCapture) ...

In 2023, USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities turned on the spigot to fund 141 projects, totaling $3 billion. Understanding the projects — each run by a different organization with its ...

Nick is a Features author who's been writing for fellow tech geeks since 2011. While he's mostly focused on phones, he's also thrilled by cameras and audio gear of all shapes and sizes. On weekends, ...

Carolyn Shapiro is a freelance journalist based in Burlington, Vt., with expertise in covering business and technology, health and science, consumer issues and the food industry. There was a time when ...

If you love tinkering, ESPHome is a fantastic way to build custom smart home devices. This open-source firmware framework gives you local control over smart home devices that support open standards.

The Biden administration is spending $3.1 billion to convince farmers and ranchers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and sequester carbon in the ground. It also hopes that the Partnerships for ...

After a few days at Maker Faire Shenzhen, it's hard not to rethink what a "smart home" can be. The event is packed with projects that aren't just flashy prototypes, but are instead thoughtful, working ...