NASA
Tracking Amazon Deforestation
The NASA/USGS Landsat satellite mission is helping scientists study how the Amazon rainforest has changed over decades. The Amazon is the largest tropical rainforest in the world, but every year, less of that forest is still standing....
NASA
NASA Satellites Keep Watch on U.S. Food Supply
Since 2008, the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, or NASS, has drawn on Landsat data to monitor dozens of crops in the lower 48 states as part of NASS's Cropland Data Layer program. The Cropland Data layer uses Landsat and...
The March of Time
1942: JAPAN: KANTO PLAINS: * WS Wheat field w/ farmers in distance. VS Female bundling straws. VS Female stripping straw through pitchfork. WS Elderly female hammering (w/ small mallet-like tool) straws. MS Male pounding straws w/ broken bamboo.
MOT 1942: JAPAN: KANTO PLAINS: * WS Wheat field w/ farmers in distance. VS Female bundling straws. VS Female stripping straw through pitchfork. WS Elderly female hammering (w/ small mallet-like tool) straws. MS Male pounding straws w/...
NASA
Keeping Track of Food Production From Space
While USDA has monitored crops around the world for almost a century, the discovery that satellites can “see” greening of vegetation has revolutionized agricultural monitoring for food security. The development of the GLAM system in the...
Curated Video
I WONDER - How Did Aztecs Grow Crops?
This video is answering the question of how did Aztecs grow crops.
NASA
NASA | NOAA-N Prime Mission Overview
The NOAA-N Prime satellite is slated for launch by NASA on February 4th, 2009. Operated by NOAA, N Prime will be the last in the Television Infrared Observation Satellite Series (TIROS) that have been observing Earth’s weather and...
Poetry Foundation
Jacqueline Woodson reads "Tobacco"
Jacqueline Woodson reads "Tobacco", from her memoir Brown Girl Dreaming.
NASA
Snacktime with NASA: Space Salad
Snacktime with NASA digs into the science behind what’s on your plate from a tasty cheese board, to seafood, to fresh produce, to chips and dip. Food can bring us a sense of home, and it connects people all around the world. With...
NASA
Guiding Farmers With NASA Satellites
Agriculture in Pakistan is dependent on irrigation from the Indus River. But over the years, these freshwater resources have become scarce. Today, it is one of the world’s most depleted basins. To tackle this, farmers are attempting to...
NASA
Landsat: Farming Data From Space
NASA's fleet of satellites has been watching over Earth for more than half a century, collecting valuable data about the crops that make up our food supply and the water it takes to grow them. This wealth of information allows scientists...
Food Farmer Earth
Cornfield in Winter: A Farmer's Reflections
Organic farmer, and former forester, Anthony Boutard, speaks of the meaning to him of his cornfield. Not just during the more active periods of the growing seasons, but over the dormancy of winter; his cornfields serve as a sanctuary for...
Curated Video
Genetic Engineering: Applications and Concerns
This video explains the process of genetic engineering and discusses some of its applications in crop production and medicine. The process involves modifying the genome of an organism to introduce desirable characteristics, such as...
NASA
NASA | Landsat: Making a Difference, One User At A Time
The Landsat Data Continuity Mission will continue and improve upon the 40-year-old Landsat program. This video examines two uses of Landsat data to monitor agriculture. Both wineries and timber companies rely on Landsat data to check...
60 Second Histories
Farming techniques of the Maya
This short video explains some of the challenges faced by Maya farmers and how they overcame them with raised terraces, aqueducts and irrigation.
Food Farmer Earth
Imperial Stock Ranch - The Story of a Century Old Ranch
This is the story of Jeanne Carver, and her Imperial Stock Ranch, a century old ranch located in Shaniko, Oregon.
Food Farmer Earth
Building A Bridge To Somewhere Farm To School
This story is about a farmer that provides fresh wholesome food from his fields to the school lunchroom cafeterias. To read the entire story, visit: http://cookingupastory.com/building-a...
Science360
New Leaf Sensor Alerts When Plants Are Thirsty - Science Nation
It started as a project for long term space survival, when NASA estimated that crews headed to or living on Mars would spend 80% of their waking hours farming! But, with support from the National Science Foundation, research into a leaf...
Food Farmer Earth
Garden Trellis Ideas for Tomatoes and Other Crops
Here are some seasoned ideas for garden trellis designs that enable plants to climb as they grow, and that provide the necessary support for plants that are weighted down with maturing fruit. Weston Miller, Oregon State University's...
Food Farmer Earth
Choosing the Right Garden Tools for Your Vegetable Garden
For those with little direct gardening experience, this introductory video will help you choose the right garden tools to properly manage your vegetable garden. Weston Miller, an urban horticulturist for the Oregon State University...
Food Farmer Earth
Winter Greenhouse Farming
Rick Steffen could be thought of as a small farmer for all seasons. That's because he grows a variety of crops, some unusual like his fruit orchards—inside a series of 55 greenhouses, some up to a half-acre in size, near Portland,...
Mr. Beat
Filming location of Field of Dreams, near Dyersville, Iowa
Matt tries to go to heaven through the cornfields, but it doesn't work out.
OverSimplified
Emu War (Mini-Wars #4)
That time Australia went to war with some big birds. Should be a piece of cake right?
NASA
NASA | Too Much, Too Little
Researchers need accurate and timely rainfall information to better understand and model where and when severe floods, frequent landslides and devastating droughts may occur. GPM's global rainfall data will help to better prepare and...
Food Farmer Earth
Wheat Harvest
The day we visited David Brewer of Emerson Dell Farm in late July, he was nearing the end of his wheat harvest on about 1200 acres of dry-land crop. Brewer's soft white winter wheat has low gluten strength, and most of it is shipped to...