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Bill Seeks to Standardize and Promote Offshore Aquaculture
Yet it remains unclear whether or not offshore aquaculture is bad for the environment.
Maine Passes Nation’s First ‘Right to Food’ Amendment
Mainers have taken a bold step to protect the right of individuals to grow their own food.
Vaccine Requirements Unsettle Some Farmers Who Serve on USDA Committees
All USDA employees, including farmers and ranchers elected to serve on Farm Service Agency committees, are required to be fully vaccinated by November 22.
California Finally Sees Rainfall, But Will It Help End the Drought?
Some parts of the state got as much as 5.44 inches of rain in a single day.
COVID-19 Infections and Deaths at Meatpacking Plants Much Higher Than Previously Thought
The new estimations are nearly three times higher than previous ones.
First Evidence of Tobacco Use Dates Back Over 12,000 Years
The plant’s use predates agriculture, but how humans were utilizing it then still is not entirely clear.
An FDA Insider’s Eye-Opening Account of the Most Powerful Regulatory Agency
In a new book, former FDA employee Richard Williams offers an indictment of the agency, urging it to focus on food safety challenges in more impactful ways.
African Swine Fever Is In the Americas
What measures are being taken to ensure the destructive virus doesn’t hit mainland North America?
Why Global Food Prices Continue to Climb
An expert explains how fuel prices, bad weather, the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors are pushing food prices to historic levels.
