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How to Chicken-Proof Your Garden
You wouldn’t have babies and not prepare your house for them. Same goes for chickens in your garden.
I Am the Man Who Makes You Want Your Food
I am the person who creates grocery print circulars – the small paper ads, usually four to eight pages, that come in the Sunday newspaper, or that sit in displays at the entrance to the store. And I want you to want this food.
The Cattle Disease Spreading From Texas to Iowa
Anemia, weakness, and jaundice: those are three symptoms of anaplasmosis, a disease that's causing some big headaches for Texas cattle farmers right now. Transmitted through biting...
Five Awesome Summer Farm Festivals
From Pilset, England to Seattle, millions will spend the next few months seeking weekend refuges and basking in the latest tunes and summer heat. We’ve thrown together a list of five of the hottest ag-related festivals in July.
Could Laser Tattoos Replace Sticky Fruit Labels?
Laser Food is hoping to usher in a new era of eco-friendly, extra efficient labeling for produce – just add laser tattoos.
Will Hops Save This Family Farm?
A fourth-generation family farm hopes that hops can help it survive.
Bugs. You want to eat them. But where to get them safely?
Voting One Way, Eating Another
When Liz Coffey, 31, shops for herself and her husband, the Oakland, CA resident typically buys the cheapest eggs. That is, the ones from chickens raised on conventional farms. The...
If a French farmer is angry, you’re probably going to hear about it. And he’s gonna bring his sheep with him.
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