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How Insect Sex Pheromones Are Saving Argentina’s Wine Industry

In 2008, a new pest appeared in South American vineyards for the first time. The... (more)

Shelby Vittek
April 10, 2021
Why Citizen Scientists Are Working to Cultivate New Apple Varieties

Ellen Cavalli has a modest apple-hoarding problem. On the back porch of her home, located... (more)

Shelby Vittek
April 5, 2021
Could the USPS Bridge the Gap Between Farmers and Consumers?

Last spring, as reports of farmers plowing perfectly ripe vegetables back into the soil and... (more)

Shelby Vittek
March 25, 2021
The Mysterious Phenomenon Killing America’s Apple Trees

Sarah Lott Zost’s great-grandfather planted his first apple tree in 1927 in Gardners, Pennsylvania. Nearly... (more)

Shelby Vittek
March 22, 2021
Opinion: Growing Food and Protecting Nature Don’t Have to Conflict

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Growing food... (more)

Thomas Hertel
March 11, 2021
A Grainshed Rises in the Northeast

Jacob Buck and his two brothers were looking for a way to ensure their Maine... (more)

Catie Joyce-Bulay
February 28, 2021
From NFL Stardom to Family Farming

Sometimes when Jason Brown gives motivational talks at schools, students tell him he’s crazy.  The... (more)

Alex Robinson
February 7, 2021
No Milk Without Meat?

Female mammals only produce milk to feed their young. It’s as true for a woman... (more)

Annie-Rose Harrison-Dunn
February 1, 2021
One of the Most Under-Used Resources in American Ag Is a Waste...

According to the University of Kentucky, each bushel of corn produced leaves about 50 pounds... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
January 8, 2021
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