EnvironmentThe panda lives on bamboo, and that is why it lives only in China
An adult giant panda must eat between 12 and 38 kilograms of bamboo a day, and the loss of a bamboo forest puts the species directly at risk.
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EnvironmentErosion and water quality draw the most advice to US farms
Just over a third of American crop acres troubled by water-driven erosion received technical help, more than for any other resource problem.
EnvironmentUSDA surveys 23,000 farms on how they conserve soil and water
Nearly 23,000 American farmers, ranchers and landowners will be asked about tillage, irrigation, fertiliser and installed conservation practices for the Conservation Effects Assessment Project.