Conscious Consumption

Hogs aren’t nearly as fat as they used to be — and that’s a problem.

Many of the issues with aquaculture, or fish farming, are well documented. Farmed fish compete for space against wild fish, and they carry new parasites and diseases. They contribu...

Is the modern farmer a robot?

The continuing journals of dairy farmer W.G. Pope from 1941, as illustrated by his great-grandson. This week: a missing child.

But what about GMO seeds that could radically reduce the use of pesticides, and help farmers in developing countries? Would that shift the perception of genetically modified organi...

On a recent episode of The Daily Show, John Oliver skewered the "chicken poop" credit - a tax break for burning chicken manure. It was a typical Daily Show bit, using fringe poli...

Coffee. Java. Joe. Whatever you call it, that ubiquitous brew that jump-starts your morning was once at the center of international intrigue.

Raw milk provider Alvin Schlangen was convicted of five food-related charges yesterday.

Courtesy of the Library of Congress, we dug up some of our favorite vintage pics of llamas from the past.