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Death on a Dairy Farm: This Murder Case from 1930 Is Still Unsolved
The brutal killing of a dairy farming family in November 1930 shocked the nation and forced future U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt to intervene. Ninety years later, the murders remain unsolved.
This Little (Lab-Grown) Piggy Went to Market: Clean-Meat Interest Is on the Rise
A $300 million clean-tech trade deal between China and Israel may help get lab-grown meat to market sooner.
Executive, Farmer, Animal Rescuer: The Many Roles of Seed Phytonutrients’ Shane Wolf
Shane Wolf manages three major beauty brands – and a 10-acre organic farm and rescue animal sanctuary in Bucks County, PA. You can take the boy off the farm…but not for long.
A Visit With the Seed Squad: We’re Not in Paris Anymore
Doylestown, PA, home of Seed Phytonutrients’ headquarters, is a far cry from L’Oréal’s glossy offices in New York City and Paris. And they wouldn’t have it any other way.
USDA Officially Nixes Farmer Fair Practices Rules
A major defeat for farmers seeking to protect themselves.
How Elysian Brewing Company Turns a 1,790-Pound Pumpkin Into a Keg
And is this insane thing really a pumpkin?
Wendell Berry Is Not a Prophet
At 83, America’s beloved farmer-philosopher still has plenty to say about how our disregard for the past points us in a destructive direction.
Another “Tail” of Courage from California Fires: Luna the Guard Dog Wouldn’t Leave Her Pigs
In another “tail” of courage, Luna, a two-year-old Great Pyrenees, refused to leave her heritage breed pigs behind during the Northern California Firestorm.
To paraphrase a Chinese proverb about planting trees, the best time to start contemplating the future of your farm was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.
