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Animal Practice: Two Veterinarians Talk Taking Care of Livestock
As of 2011, fewer than 5,000 farm vets were working in the United States. We managed to track down two of them to talk about their work.
Is Fungus the Next Frontier for Monsanto?
A new corporate alliance has ag giant Monsanto looking to the complex network of microbes beneath our feet for their next generation of products.
Every year, thousands of people flock to see a bull race called The Karapan Sapi. This is not your average bull race.
6 Ways to Fight the Menace of Cow Burps
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.
Permafrost Farming: It’s Possible!
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.
Farm Confessional: I’m a Family Farmer (But Some People Call Me a Factory Farmer)
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.
11 Vintage Wintery Farm Pictures
Classic pictures of farming life during the colder months. Enjoy – and stay warm!
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