Illegal Pot Farms Are Creating Superfund-Like Sites in California Forests
Some officials compare the illegal farms to Superfund sites.
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Farm Aid’s First Film Is An Emotional Tale of the Advocates Who Helped Save Family Farms
Homeplace Under Fire, the new documentary produced by Farm Aid, celebrates the unsung heroes of the 1980s farm crisis.
Oprah Wants America to Eat Better and Is Using the Oldest Trick in the Book to Do It
Moms everywhere – and their unsuspecting children – know this game well.
Goat Owns Cop, Refuses to Get off His Patrol Car
The police officer has no legal recourse against the own.
Finally! An All-Electric Feed Truck, Powered Completely by Cow Poop
Albert Straus runs his creamery entirely on electricity generated from cow manure, and now he’s built a first-of-its-kind, heavy-duty, electric farm vehicle.
Farmers Are Dealing With #Drought17 and #Flood17…at the Same Time
The U.S. agricultural breadbasket is dealing with both ends of the spectrum in extreme ways.
What’s the Deal With the Trump Administration Ordering USDA Staff Not to Say “Climate Change”?
The Guardian said one thing, the USDA said another. Here’s our explainer.
Summer Food Policy Round-Up: Questlove, Sonny Perdue, GMO Moths, and More
The latest (but not necessarily the greatest) in food politics and food policy.
Sowing the Seeds of Sustainability Within the Global Beauty Industry
A small group of L’Oréal execs pay more than mere lip service to sustainability by launching a personal-care brand that puts independent, organic farmers first. Meet the renegades behind Seed Phytonutrients.
