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This New Technology Can Help Farmers Save Their Crops From Disease
A.I. is here to save your salad.
Coalition of Fishermen Sue Fossil Fuel Companies for Contributing to Climate Change
In an unusual and sweeping lawsuit, Pacific fishermen are taking the fossil fuel industry to court.
Absolut Vodka and other GMO-Free Posers
From acai to condoms, companies are capitalizing on anti-GMO fervor, with misleading labels.
Meet the venture capitalists that are building the future of food
FDA Approves First Waste-Gas-Reduction Drug for Cattle
Ammonia emissions from cattle are a major environmental and health issue, one that doesn’t get talked about enough.
COOK THIS: Now & Again by Julia Turshen
This week we launch our twice-monthly cookbook reviews, where our writer cooks from the book and decides if these farm-to-table recipes are worth the investment.
The Definitive Guide to Choosing the Perfect Turkey
In which we decode turkey labels, tell you how to buy from a responsible, humane turkey farmer and more.
Five Midterm Races Where Farming Was a Factor
Farmers are small in number, but in an era of stark urban-rural divides they have an outsize electoral impact.
FDA Grants “Breakthrough Therapy” Status to Psychoactive Psilocybin Mushrooms, Says Startup
Formerly banned substances—many of them plant-based—have in the past decade become subjects of dedicated medical study.
