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The French Wine Industry is Having Its Worst Harvest in 50 Years
A combination of weather disasters has slammed French vineyards.
Cargill to Purchase Sanderson Farms
In another consolidating mega-merger, the company will control a large swath of the domestic chicken industry.
Botanists Identify New Carnivorous Plant
Triantha occidentalis is the first meat-eating plant to be identified in 20 years.
What the UN Climate Report Means for Food
The continuing rise of global temperatures will have dire consequences for agri-business.
EPA Reverses Course, Will Allow Use of Pesticide Paraquat
An interim decision would allow the aerial use of paraquat.
Tyson Foods Requires All Employees to Get COVID-19 Vaccinations
From COVID hotspot to universal vaccination.
California to Institute Extreme Water Reductions for Thousands of Farmers
The move is a result of two exceedingly awful drought years.
Study: There Are Ways to Dramatically Reduce Agricultural Water Pollution
We just have to do them.
California Farmers Struggle to Secure Wildfire Insurance Coverage
A new bill provides last-resort coverage, but it’s not a permanent fix to the state’s ongoing insurance crisis.
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