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These Companies Will Do the Beekeeping For You
Maintaining a beehive can be tricky and time-consuming, but these companies make it easy—and enjoyable—to participate in an act of environmental stewardship.
Opinion: Farmers Are Overusing Insecticide-Coated Seeds
Studies suggest that seeds coated with neonicotinoid insecticides may harm nontarget insects, mammals and birds. In response, states are starting to restrict use of these products.
It’s Time to Put Daylight Saving Time to Bed
We asked, and you answered. Here’s how farmers really feel about setting their clocks one hour forward each spring.
Antibiotic Commonly Used in Orchards Slows Cognition of Bumblebees
Streptomycin, often sprayed on orchard crops to combat bacterial diseases, has several negative impacts on bee populations.
Oregon Becomes Eighth State to Pass Overtime Pay for Farmworkers
The state’s 86,000 agricultural workers, many of them migrant workers, will soon be entitled to overtime pay.
Food Grown On Regenerative Farms Could Actually Be Healthier For You
A preliminary study looks at the link between regenerative agriculture methods and their impact on food nutrients.
Stretching California’s Rice Belt
To cope with water restrictions in a drought-stricken state, the rice industry is looking to other regions to plant their future fields.
Proposed Hemp Bill Would Open Field Up to More Growers
The Hemp Advancement Act would enable people with prior drug convictions to participate in the growing industry, among other changes. But some producers say it would do more harm than good.
When Lynn Cassells and Sandra Baer bought their plot of land in the Scottish countryside, they didn’t intend to farm on it. But the land had other plans.
