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An Ag Opera Inspired by Wendell Berry Gets Ready to Make Its Debut
Iconic ag writer Wendell Berry doesn’t use a computer, so when composer Shawn Jaeger wanted to turn one of his works into an opera, he brokered the deal the old-fashioned way: sitting on his porch on Berry’s Kentucky homestead.
A French Farm Show: Cows, Protesters and, Of Course, Cheese
And it's enormous. This year, 703,000 people stood in line to enter the seven pavilions at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris's 15th arrondissement. That's more tha...
7 Still-Valid 19th-Century Bits of Farm Wisdom
It may be over 125 years old, but The Farm & Household Encyclopedia is still chockfull of useful advice (as well as a few things you should never, ever do).
Mystery Meat: Questions Still Loom on Giant Beef Recall
There are still more questions than answers about the recall of all the beef processed for a full year up through January by the Rancho Feeding Corp.
How to Find and Cook a Heritage Chicken
Everything old is new again, with farmers and eaters rediscovering heritage breeds of chickens. Here’s how to cook a chicken that actually tastes like chicken.
Uber Tubers: Welcome to the International Potato Center
The potato is the world’s third largest food source, behind rice and wheat, and a staple for more than a billion people. And Peru’s International Potato Center is working hard to make sure that potatoes stay with us.
Bullseye: Return of the Longbow
Old and simple things are increasingly cool again, enjoying new, widespread appreciation — including the longbow.
Turmoil in Ukraine Presses Uncertainty on Farmers and Investors
Farmers and investors wait to see how the ultra-fertile fields of the Ukraine will ride out the ongoing political crisis.
Flour Mill Merger Has Watchdog Groups Worried for Farmers
Before wheat farmers can turn their crop into your morning piece of toast, they need to get it milled. And some say the milling industry is about to become way too consolidated for comfort — which could lead to you paying a lot more for that toast.
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