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Swallowable Sensors Give an Inside Look at How Cows Are Doing
The smart capsule remains in the first of the cow’s four stomachs, gathering data about the animal’s health to relay to farmers.
Northeast Organic Dairy Farmers May Get Squeezed Out of Business
The affected farms are taking a major hit after Danone, which owns Horizon Organic, terminated 89 contracts.
Make Your Own Biochar Using the Cone Pit Method
Hack your way through gardening with this ancient Amazonian soil amendment.
The Man Conserving Jackfruit Diversity in India
A modern-day Johnny Appleseed, ‘Jackfruit Jayan’ has planted more than 20,000 jackfruit seedlings.
Move Over, Smart Phones. Smart Hives Are Here
The in-hive devices are one recent innovation helping to preserve honeybee colonies.
Hatch Chile Peppers Face an Uncertain Future
Growers of New Mexico’s iconic crop are wrestling with drought, water rights and labor shortages.
How a Hairstylist Blossomed Into a Budding Farmer
In southern California, the Ecology Center is tending to a future generation of farmers through a paid apprenticeship program.
Meet the Modern Farmer Helping Colombian Coffee Growers
Maria Palacio, who comes from a long line of coffee producers, is working to rebuild equitable coffee supply chains—one bag of beans at a time.
How to Get Rid of Spotted Lanternflies
Five ways to battle the invasive pest that don’t involve insecticides.
