Elanco Animal Health reported $1.14 billion in quarterly revenue, and its farm animal sector increased 17% year-over-year.
New Colorado Bill Aims to Change How We ‘Depopulate’ Chickens
As bird flu cases surge, Colorado lawmakers target the practice of killing poultry birds by heatstroke.
As bird flu cases surge, Colorado lawmakers target the practice of killing poultry birds by heatstroke.
Southern Right Whales Are Having Fewer Calves. Scientists Say a Warming Ocean Is to Blame.
After decades of recovery from commercial whaling, climate change is now threatening the whales’ future.
After decades of recovery from commercial whaling, climate change is now threatening the whales’ future.
Meat Processing Plant Complaint Highlights Supply Chain Disruptions — And How the Meat Industry Isn’t Prepared
Supply chain disruptions may be on the rise throughout the industry for a host of reasons, including weather, labor issues and cybersecurity threats.
Supply chain disruptions may be on the rise throughout the industry for a host of reasons, including weather, labor issues and cybersecurity threats.
Key Iowa Swing Districts in U.S. House Could Hinge on Water Quality and Cancer Concerns
In a new poll, 82% of Iowa voters want their elected official to protect clean water and cut pollution from industrial agriculture.
In a new poll, 82% of Iowa voters want their elected official to protect clean water and cut pollution from industrial agriculture.
Grasslands and Wetlands Are Being Gobbled up by Agriculture, Mostly Livestock
A new study takes a first-of-its kind look at how farming converts non-forested areas and major carbon sinks into cropland and pasture.
A new study takes a first-of-its kind look at how farming converts non-forested areas and major carbon sinks into cropland and pasture.
The Government Wants You to Eat Real Food. But What Does That Actually Mean?
If industrialized processing is a marker for ‘not real’ food, how can industrialized meat fall under the designation of ‘real’?
If industrialized processing is a marker for ‘not real’ food, how can industrialized meat fall under the designation of ‘real’?
What Comes After Industrial Meat? A Future of Meat Without Livestock
A new book makes the case for investing in cultivated and plant-based meat.
A new book makes the case for investing in cultivated and plant-based meat.
Hawai’i Coral Reefs Lose Chance at Legal Personhood
Rooted in indigenous stewardship, the NANI Act would have joined a growing movement to grant ecosystems inherent legal rights.
Rooted in indigenous stewardship, the NANI Act would have joined a growing movement to grant ecosystems inherent legal rights.
What a Texas Court Ruling Could Mean for the Future of Plant-Based Foods
A Texas law dictating special labeling requirements for plant-based foods and cultivated meats violates the First Amendment, a federal court finds.
A Texas law dictating special labeling requirements for plant-based foods and cultivated meats violates the First Amendment, a federal court finds.
Do Trucker Log Loopholes Put Animals at Risk?
Undercover footage reveals some drivers falsify logbooks, while rules for livestock protections and driver fatigue can also be at odds, raising public safety concerns.
Undercover footage reveals some drivers falsify logbooks, while rules for livestock protections and driver fatigue can also be at odds, raising public safety concerns.
Republicans’ New Farm Bill Takes Aim at Animal Welfare and Pesticide Regulations
But the bill faces steep odds of passage in a sharply-divided Congress
But the bill faces steep odds of passage in a sharply-divided Congress
Manure-to-Energy Digesters Were Sold as a Climate Fix. Now the USDA Is Hitting Pause.
A 90-day pause due to “loan delinquency” may signal that the viability of anaerobic digesters is being scrutinized at the federal level.
A 90-day pause due to “loan delinquency” may signal that the viability of anaerobic digesters is being scrutinized at the federal level.
California’s Avian Flu Safety Rules Are Strong — Their Enforcement Isn’t.
As H5N1 infects over 70% of the state’s dairy herds, exposed farmworkers are left without PPE or mitigation training in their native language. And some aren’t informed of an outbreak at all.
As H5N1 infects over 70% of the state’s dairy herds, exposed farmworkers are left without PPE or mitigation training in their native language. And some aren’t informed of an outbreak at all.
In the Global South, Activists Are Challenging Factory Farms in Court
As industrial agriculture expands in Brazil, India, Mexico and Zimbabwe, cases framed around pollution and health — plus working with agencies to enforce the law — succeed more than arguments centered on animal welfare.
As industrial agriculture expands in Brazil, India, Mexico and Zimbabwe, cases framed around pollution and health — plus working with agencies to enforce the law — succeed more than arguments centered on animal welfare.
Bird Flu Cases Are Surging in 2026. What Does It Mean?
Millions of birds have been exposed to the avian flu virus since the beginning of January alone.
Millions of birds have been exposed to the avian flu virus since the beginning of January alone.