There is such a thing as nectar that is too sweet for bumblebees, especially when it comes to their vomit. That was the conclusion of a recent study, published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface, which looked at how sugar levels in nectar affect how quickly bumblebees vomit. Bumblebees drink nectar through their […]

Creating new rules in agriculture regulation is wildly complex, but, sometimes, they boil down to simple fairness. In 2008, the Farm Bill included language that required criteria for deciding whether “undue preference” had occurred within the meat industry, especially in poultry and pork. This seemed like a good way to actually establish some ground rules […]

Our semi-regular round-up of interesting food and farming Kickstarter campaigns has returned. Inhabitants: An Indigenous Perspective Inhabitants: An Indigenous Perspective is a documentary made by Inhabit Films on the perspectives of five Indigenous tribes and their traditional land management practices across the US. The film explores each distinct group and shows how the first peoples […]