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Dairy Farmer Sues FDA for the Right to Label His Skim Milk as “Skim Milk”
When is skim milk not skim milk? When it’s skim milk.
Practicing Regenerative Agriculture
Many organic farmers talk about “regenerative farming”, but what does this mean?
In Response to Escalating Trade Threats, China Targets American Soybeans
Well isn’t this just a truly horrible situation!
Lawsuit Targeting Smelly Hog Feces Pits in North Carolina Moving Forward
A lawsuit that has it all: corruption, environmental destruction, and a giant pool of pig poop.
Meet the Modern Farmers: Helena and Matthew Sylvester
The Sylvesters grew an astonishing 80 different vegetable varieties on a single acre during their first year of farming.
Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Fix EQIP, a Broken Farm Conservation Program
A better Environmental Quality Incentive Program – but it’ll still remain voluntary.
Meet the Modern Farmer: Chris Newman
“There’s a completeness about it that was missing with my 9-to-5 job, where I was making a living, but not necessarily a life.”
CHICken: A Coffee Table Book of Show Chickens Is in the Works
Finally, a book that caters to admirers of show-chickens. Cluck yes!
Meet the Modern Farmer: Sam McCullough
Sam McCullough was a high school senior chopping firewood for money when he was recruited by Nash Huber of Nash’s Organic Produce. Now he’s the manager of Huber’s 700-acre enterprise.
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