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Mormon Crickets Swarm Oregon Farms

Officials are fighting infestations of the cannibalistic insect.

Shea Swenson
July 2, 2022
Honeybees Are Feeling the Heat

In the Pacific Northwest, extreme temperatures and recurring drought are disrupting the health of essential... (more)

Ashli Blow
June 11, 2022
How New Zealand Has Worked to Eradicate a Costly Cow Disease

Later this year, the country will become the first to get rid of Mycoplasma bovis,... (more)

Shea Swenson
June 2, 2022
Destructive Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth Found in Napa

The pest is known to eat away at grapevines, leaving just a skeleton of the... (more)

Shea Swenson
May 28, 2022
Methane Emissions From Belching Cows Seen From Space

Satellite technology traced the source to a feedlot in California. It’s the first time methane... (more)

Shea Swenson
May 6, 2022
Insect Populations Are Shrinking. Big Agriculture and Climate Change Are to Blame

A new study finds that the number of insects, including important pollinators, has declined by... (more)

Shea Swenson
May 5, 2022
Opinion: Raising Cattle on Native Grasses Benefits Farmers, Wildlife and the Soil

Growing native grasses as cattle forage is an example of working lands conservation—balancing human use... (more)

Patrick Keyser
April 17, 2022
The Demand for Dairy Semen Is Drying Up

Dairy semen sales have slumped to a 17 year low as more farmers start raising... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
April 8, 2022
US Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to California’s Proposition 12

The law requires pork sold in the state of California to not be raised using... (more)

Shea Swenson
April 1, 2022
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