In 2024, a group of faculty members were discussing solutions for social issues like food insecurity and the loneliness epidemic. They envisioned a place where people could work together while learning about sustainable food systems, and ASU Farm was born. The educational hub and laboratory was recently designated as a center and has big plans for growth.

A new global study reveals that in large regions of the world, livestock numbers are substantially declining, not growing. The findings are important because the destocking of rangelands isn’t just the reverse of overgrazing; it poses new ecological and land management challenges.