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International Trade Commission Says Foreign Blueberries Not Hurting American Industry
American berry farmers are not happy about it.
How Will Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s Antitrust Bill Affect Agriculture?
It eyes the future, but what about the present?
Deep in Factory Farm Country, CAFO Critics Are Just Trying to Get Heard
A group of Iowa lawmakers are pushing for a state-wide moratorium on factory farms. Their first challenge? Getting their colleagues to take them seriously.
How California Crops Fought Off a Pest Without Using Pesticide
It’s all about fungi.
This Teenager Helped Launch Seed Libraries in Every State
The popularity of seed libraries has soared during the pandemic.
What Makes Wolffia the Fastest Growing Plant in the World?
And what can it teach us about other, more edible plants?
Cory Booker, Raphael Warnock and Ben Ray Luján Join Senate Ag Committee
The lawmakers will add some diversity to what was previously an all-white panel.
OPINION: Don’t Stop at Big Tech—We Need to Bust Big Agriculture, Too
A wave of consolidation has given a few large companies control of proprietary, multi-level systems of traits, seeds, agrochemicals and digital technology.
Tom Vilsack Cruises Through Nomination Hearing
Biden’s pick to lead the USDA faced more questions about his grandchildren than systemic racism
