California Finally Sees Rainfall, But Will It Help End the Drought?
Some parts of the state got as much as 5.44 inches of rain in a single day.
COVID-19 Infections and Deaths at Meatpacking Plants Much Higher Than Previously Thought
The new estimations are nearly three times higher than previous ones.
First Evidence of Tobacco Use Dates Back Over 12,000 Years
The plant’s use predates agriculture, but how humans were utilizing it then still is not entirely clear.
African Swine Fever Is In the Americas
What measures are being taken to ensure the destructive virus doesn’t hit mainland North America?
Organic Soybean Prices Spike Despite Huge US Soybean Production
Why doesn’t the US grow more of its own organic soy?
More Than 10,000 John Deere Employees Go on Strike
The company will use nonunion workers to keep operations going while union workers from 14 plants across the country strike after rejecting a contract offer.
USDA Clashes With Europe’s Environmental Protection Plans
The EU’s Farm to Fork Strategy aims to make food systems fair and healthy while reducing pesticide use—and USDA chief Tom Vilsack vehemently opposes it.
Farmers of Color Still Awaiting Promised Debt Relief
After 13 lawsuits, the Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color Act appears to have stalled.
This Enormous, Deadly Bird Might Have Been Domesticated Before the Chicken
New research suggests the cassowary may have been reared by humans thousands of years earlier.
