Conscious Consumption

Every year, thousands of people flock to see a bull race called The Karapan Sapi. This is not your average bull race.

Though carbon dioxide is the more common greenhouse gas, methane is 23 times as harmful — and cow flatulence is one of its main sources. Here are six things we could do to help ease cow digestion.

Huge, hulking glaciers and smaller floating icebergs cover giant swaths of the planet's surface - around one tenth of the world - and are found in over 35 different countries.

Meet Tim Meyers, who has been growing organic food on 17 acres of permafrost for his hometown of Bethel, Alaska for the past six years.

With two turkey houses that collectively hold 36,000 turkeys at a time, some would say John Sponaugle runs a “factory farm.” Sponaugle would choose the term “family farm.” It’s complicated.

As natural disasters occur with more force and frequency, an energy grid based on electricity has begun to look quite tenuous. America is forced to look at its dangerous reliance on refrigeration.

Classic pictures of farming life during the colder months. Enjoy – and stay warm!

The F.D.A.’s new voluntary guidelines on antibiotics might not do much in the fight against superbugs, but they do recognize a deep connection between human health and the well-being of the animals we eat.

Yes, the average age of farmers has gotten older. But so has the average age of almost every type of worker.