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New Tool Makes It Easier to Analyze How Much Nitrogen Farmers Need...

A standard technique for monocrop growers, especially in the Corn Belt, is to wildly overuse... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
July 20, 2021
Is American GMO Corn Banned in Mexico? Nobody Really Seems Sure

On the last day of 2020, Mexico’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, issued a decree... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
July 17, 2021
The Rise of Cottage-Food Production

During the past year, many Americans found comfort in their kitchens. During the next one,... (more)

Josh Voorhees
July 16, 2021
Democrats Propose Sweeping Marijuana Legislation

Polling suggests that more than two-thirds of Americans support legalizing marijuana federally. This has not,... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
July 15, 2021
What Biden’s New Executive Order Means for Agriculture

Late last week, President Joe Biden signed his 52nd executive order since taking office in... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
July 12, 2021
Heatwave Cooks Crustaceans in Their Shells in Canada

The heatwave that devastated farmers and farmworkers in the Pacific Northwest last week also wreaked... (more)

Alex Robinson
July 8, 2021
White House Says Executive Order on Right to Repair Is Coming

Over the past few decades, as farm equipment has become more expensive and computerized, it’s... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
July 8, 2021
USDA to Review ‘Product of USA’ Labelling

The US Department of Agriculture has promised to do a “top-to-bottom” review of the “Product... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
July 5, 2021
Breeding Better Beans

Until last year, beans were rather unfashionable among many Americans. The pandemic helped change that,... (more)

Shelby Vittek
July 5, 2021
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