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The Farm That Grows Luffas

For more than 20 years, Deanne Coon has grown natural sponges—and not the kind from... (more)

Shea Swenson
April 16, 2022
New Study Finds Antibiotics In Beef Cattle ‘Raised Without Antibiotics’

Researchers point to a lack of regulation as the problem.

Shea Swenson
April 14, 2022
What a Nuclear Winter Would Mean for Food Production

A new study finds that agricultural production and food gathering in high latitude countries would... (more)

Shea Swenson
April 12, 2022
The Untapped Potential for Urban Agriculture in Detroit

The city is home to more than 100,000 vacant lots, which could be used to... (more)

Shea Swenson
April 8, 2022
Land-Cultivated Seaweed Gets a Big Boost from Wastewater

Researchers explore the potential of using water from salmon, shellfish, herring and oat milk production... (more)

Shea Swenson
April 7, 2022
US Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to California’s Proposition 12

The law requires pork sold in the state of California to not be raised using... (more)

Shea Swenson
April 1, 2022
The Giant Spider Heading to the East Coast Is Good News for...

Joro spiders may be a foe to arachnophobes, but they’re a friend to farmers dealing... (more)

Shea Swenson
April 1, 2022
California Wants to Pay Farmers to Not Farm This Year

The state is taking extreme measures to conserve water.

Shea Swenson
March 31, 2022
Sri Lanka’s Organic Experiment Went Very, Very Wrong

Last year, the country implemented a countrywide ban on agrochemicals and fertilizers. It backfired—big time.

Shea Swenson
March 26, 2022
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