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Germ Warfare: Protecting Your Backyard Flock From Bird Flu

The H5N2 virus is a mutation of the Asian H5N8 strain that mixed with North American types to create this highly pathogenic variety. It's believed both viruses are being passed fro...

by Andrew Amelinckx
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Almond Farmers Turning into Beekeepers

Every year, almond growers spend about $290 million on pollination services, hiring hives from beekeepers across the country. Though some almond varieties can self-pollinate, the m...

by Tove Danovich
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The Thin Months for Coffee Farmers

How can we help coffee growers when their full-time job only produces enough money to survive for 9 months a year?

by Dan Nosowitz
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Manslaughter Charges Filed Against Pesticide Makers and French State

The family of a winegrower who died of pesticide-related cancer in 2012 filed a case for manslaughter with Paris courts on Monday.

by Gabrielle Saulsbery
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Tyson Plans to Phase Out Human Antibiotics in its Chicken

The company is one of several making the move amid concerns that the overuse of these antibiotics, used by some producers to spur growth and prevent disease in animals grown for me...

by Andrew Amelinckx
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Don’t Just Plant, Plan!

Before you get caught up in a frenzy of spring planting, step back, take stock, and spend a weekend charting a course for the growing season.

by Brian Barth
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Could Cheese Be Responsible For The “French Paradox”?

Please, please tell us we can replace exercise with cheese.

by Dan Nosowitz
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Pollution Problem Solved with Mushrooms

In Vietnam, more than 20 million tons of the straw are burned through four months of the year. Now a homegrown startup is tackling the issue by giving rice farmers an economic ince...

by Kristine Wong
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The Furniture Farmer

[caption id="attachment_35573" align="alignright" width="390"] British furniture maker Gavin Munro stands with a lamp he grew.[/caption]

by Andrew Amelinckx
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