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Farm

Meet the Goats That Saved Ronald Reagan Presidential Library From Wildfires

Scott Morris ditched his job as a partner in a consulting firm to start 805 Goats.

by Alex Robinson· December 18, 2019
Food

Indiana Dairy Farmer Distributes Milk to America’s Hungry

Milk is one of the most requested but least donated items at food banks.

by Alex Robinson· December 13, 2019
Farm

Feed Supplement Could Help Cows Burp Up Less Methane

Mootral gives dairy farmers the chance to sell greenhouse gas credits in carbon offset markets.

by Alex Robinson· December 6, 2019
Food

How Peruvian Potatoes Might Be Key to Feeding the Planet

A spud museum in the Andes may hold the answer to fending off a food crisis.

by Alex Robinson· December 3, 2019
Consumption

Wasp Named After Idris Elba Could Save Broccoli From Invasive Bug

Death to the stink bug!

by Alex Robinson· November 21, 2019
Consumption

China Lifts Ban on American Poultry

The Chinese are facing a dire meat shortage.

by Alex Robinson· November 14, 2019
Consumption

The Ecological Cost of Mosquito Net Fishing

Fishermen in poor countries are using bed nets to catch fish. A new study shows they could cause an ecological disaster.

by Alex Robinson· November 13, 2019
Farm

Animal Rights Group Hopes to Turn Poultry Farmers into Plant Growers

Mercy for Animals’ ‘Transfarmation Project’ hopes to end factory farming.

by Alex Robinson· November 12, 2019
Farm-MTMF

This Wisconsin Economist Found Happiness Growing Mushrooms in His Basement

Jerome Segura III quit his job as a professor and started a mushroom farm.

by Alex Robinson· November 7, 2019
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