The Community Organizing Effort That Helped Save an Urban Farm in New Orleans
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Highlights from the USDA’s 2022 Commodity Outlook Reports
What’s ahead for the sugar, dairy, grain and oilseeds, livestock and poultry and cotton sectors.
Opinion: Cow’s Milk Without the Cow? How Cellular Agriculture Could Change the Dairy Industry
Technological changes that eliminate the need for livestock will likely disrupt the dairy industry as we know it. Plans to mitigate the risks this transition poses to farmer livelihoods and animal welfare should start now.
Studying How Cotton Seedlings Grow in Zero Gravity
To better understand root systems on Earth, scientists sent 48 cotton seeds to grow on the International Space System.
A Produce Garden Flourishes Beneath the Ligurian Sea
More than 100 different fruits and vegetables have taken root in Nemo’s Garden, with other underwater domes on the horizon.
The Plan to Save Australia’s Wild Macadamia Trees
In an effort to ensure the future of the world’s most expensive nut, scientists are working to preserve the genetic diversity of macadamia trees in their native land.
Spotlight On the 19 Georgia Families Building a Farm to Feed Their Black Community
The families co-own a 500-acre property in Toomsboro, Georgia, on which they’re building a safe haven for food and freedom.
What We Learned From the Nation’s First Hemp Survey
The USDA just released the results of the first-ever national hemp survey. Here’s what it entails.
What Will It Take to Tackle America’s Feral Hog Problem?
There are differing views about what to do about wild pig populations, known for rooting up fields and disrupting farm ecosystems.
