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Scientists Develop Velcro-Like Strip That Can Detect Food Pathogens
It uses “bioinks,” which is not pronounced “boinks.”
Plants Could Help Find Dead Bodies
The color of vegetation might be able to show where dead bodies are buried.
How to Grow Mushrooms in Coffee Grounds
A slight DIY departure from your fruit and vegetable garden.
Breeders Release Three New Apples for American Farmers
It took more than two decades to breed these varieties.
Smithfield Foods Cited For Failing to Protect Workers From COVID-19
It’s the first major meatpacker to receive this penalty.
Trump Administration to Investigate ‘Threat’ of Mexican Blueberries
Farmers in the Southeast say foreign berries bring down domestic prices.
USDA Reduces Oversight of Egg Industry
Effective immediately, there will be less oversight.
Amazon Bans Sale of Foreign Seeds
The ban follows an extensive (and extensively weird) story of mysterious, unsolicited foreign seeds.
California Farmers Left to Battle Wildfires On Their Own
Recent incidents have been too much for state fire crews to handle.
