Historically, agroecosystems have been designed to produce food. Modern societies now
demand more from food systems—not only food, fuel, and fiber, but also a variety of …

Sustainable and resilient agricultural systems are needed to feed and fuel a growing human
population. However, the current model of agricultural intensification which produces high …

Ecological intensification of agriculture (EI) aims to conserve and promote biodiversity and
the sustainable use of associated ecosystem services to support resource‐efficient …

The concept of ecosystem services (ES) has risen to prominence based on its promise to
vastly improve environmental decision‐making and to represent nature's many benefits to …

Rotational grazing (RG) has attracted much attention as a cornerstone of multifunctional
agriculture (MFA) in animal systems, potentially capable of producing a range of goods and …

This paper illustrates the application of Geodesign in the context of multifunctional
landscape scale planning and design to optimize production of food and biofuel …

Over the last half‐century, crop breeding and agronomic advances have dramatically
enhanced yields in temperate summer‐annual crop** systems. Now, diversification of …

New undergraduate degree programs that address food systems have appeared at a
number of North American universities in the past decade. These programs seek to …

Landscape design has been embraced as a promising approach to holistically balance
multiple goals related to environmental and resource management processes to meet future …

Livestock agriculture must change to meet demand for food production while building soil,
reducing flooding, retaining nutrients, enhancing biodiversity, and supporting thriving …