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Smoke From Wildfires Can Impact Dairy Cows’ Milk Production
Bad news for cows and farmers in the West.
Report: EPA to Ban Use of Pesticide Chlorpyrifos
The controversial pesticide is already banned in several other countries.
First-Ever Declaration of Colorado River Water Shortage Will Affect Agriculture First
Just because this was expected doesn’t mean there’s a precedent.
USDA Awards $69 Million in Grants to Improve Food Access in Low-Income Communities
The 35 grant recipients will use the funds to help get fresh produce into the hands of those who need it most.
John Deere Moves Into Autonomous Tractors With Robots Startup Acquisition
The agricultural equipment giant sees a post-labor world.
Republican Senators Seek to Halt California’s Animal Welfare Rule
Having failed in court, this is the Republican party’s, and meat industry’s, last chance.
The French Wine Industry is Having Its Worst Harvest in 50 Years
A combination of weather disasters has slammed French vineyards.
Cargill to Purchase Sanderson Farms
In another consolidating mega-merger, the company will control a large swath of the domestic chicken industry.
Botanists Identify New Carnivorous Plant
Triantha occidentalis is the first meat-eating plant to be identified in 20 years.
