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Review: The Mangalitsa Pig: Royalty is Coming to America
This book is a love letter to a unique Hungarian pig breed, a breed whose history seems miraculous when compared to America’s food traditions.
U.S. And China To Trade Apples Back And Forth
We just want people in China to enjoy our best lab-created Minnesotan apples.
How To Use Giant 30-Foot Fans To Save A Chilled Crop
Fans keep us cool, but keep berries warm.
Germ Warfare: Protecting Your Backyard Flock From Bird Flu
The H5N2 virus is a mutation of the Asian H5N8 strain that mixed with North American types to create this highly pathogenic variety. It's believed both viruses are being passed fro...
Almond Farmers Turning into Beekeepers
Every year, almond growers spend about $290 million on pollination services, hiring hives from beekeepers across the country. Though some almond varieties can self-pollinate, the m...
The Thin Months for Coffee Farmers
How can we help coffee growers when their full-time job only produces enough money to survive for 9 months a year?
Manslaughter Charges Filed Against Pesticide Makers and French State
The family of a winegrower who died of pesticide-related cancer in 2012 filed a case for manslaughter with Paris courts on Monday.
Tyson Plans to Phase Out Human Antibiotics in its Chicken
The company is one of several making the move amid concerns that the overuse of these antibiotics, used by some producers to spur growth and prevent disease in animals grown for me...
Before you get caught up in a frenzy of spring planting, step back, take stock, and spend a weekend charting a course for the growing season.
