A Minnesota school district is sourcing food from small regional farms, channeling public dollars back into communities squeezed by agricultural consolidation.
New Study Shows Strong Link Between Industrialized Agriculture and Declining Bird Populations
Pesticides, fertilizers and habitat destruction are the likely culprits.
Pesticides, fertilizers and habitat destruction are the likely culprits.
Can Black Soldier Fly Larvae Tackle the Manure and Antibiotic Resistance Problems in Our Food System?
The insects show promise in turning livestock waste into more sustainable fertilizer and by reducing antibiotic-resistant bacteria, but how well that’ll work in the real world is unclear.
The insects show promise in turning livestock waste into more sustainable fertilizer and by reducing antibiotic-resistant bacteria, but how well that’ll work in the real world is unclear.
Ten Million Tons of Manure in California Are Unaccounted For, New Report Shows
Stanford researchers found serious loopholes in factory farm regulation — and it’s not just in California.
Stanford researchers found serious loopholes in factory farm regulation — and it’s not just in California.
Livestock Pharmaceutical Sales Still Booming Despite Public Health Concerns
Elanco Animal Health reported $1.14 billion in quarterly revenue, and its farm animal sector increased 17% year-over-year.
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