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This Will Be the World’s First Global Goat Database
Dr. Tad Sonstegard has been working with a team of international researchers, compiling reams of data on goats – genetic variations, performance, climatic adaptability – to create the first global goat database.
If your life’s aspirations have never included sheepshearing, that may be about to change.
The Farmivore: Cooking with Plankton
This is the first installment of a monthly column called The Farmivore, dedicated to the intersection of agriculture and restaurant culture.
South African photographer Daniel Naudé makes mesmerizing images of his country’s landscapes and animals.
5 Ways Data Will Transform Global Agriculture
The G-8 International Conference on Open Data for Agriculture finished up yesterday, a two-day celebration of data transparency. High-profile speakers like Secretary of Agriculture...
Deborah Madison Tells Us How to Read Our Vegetables
Are you vegetable literate? If not, Deborah Madison ”“ author of the important classic Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone ”“ wants to change that.
Retro Farming: Horsepowered Logging
Ben Harris has been using horse teams to log Virginia forests since he was 18, and is part of a small group of loggers bringing renewed relevance to this old tradition.
Pig Heaven in Italy’s Po Valley
The majestic Antica Corte Pallavicina hotel and the 500 acres of farmland that surround it may be the finest example of agriturismo out there.
The Illustrated Journals of A Dairy Farmer in 1941
In the early 1940s William George Pope, and his wife Mildred “Moodie” Pope, left Utica, NY and bought a farm. Now his great-grandson is illustrating his journal entries for us. This week: a rainy night in April of 1941.
