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Istanbul’s Urban Farms in Peril
Istanbul had urban farms way before they were cool. Now, developers have started bulldozing these important green spaces.
4 Ways Private Wealth Can Help the Small Farm
But growing food commercially to feed hundreds or thousands of people isn't cheap. Farming is expensive. Tractors cost tens of thousands of dollars, barns don't build themselves, and you can't grow marketing materials. Like any business, starting a farm from scratch takes resources.
Dairy cows never take a day off. That means dairy farmers had to keep a similar work schedule — until robotic milking came along.
Weight Gain Drugs May Be Making Cattle Sick
Scientists suspect weight-gain supplements called beta-agonists are likely responsible for a surge in cows arriving for slaughter at U.S. meatpacking plants in weakened states, rep...
Photo Diary: The Pacific Northwest Farm Scene, Part 4
Hello! My name's Eugénie. I'm a photographer from Portland, Oregon, and for the past two months I've been on the road, traveling in my truck from Portland to Alaska, by way of BC'...
The Rise and Fall of the Great American Hog
Hogs aren’t nearly as fat as they used to be — and that’s a problem.
Fish Farms Contribute to Rising Sea Levels
Many of the issues with aquaculture, or fish farming, are well documented. Farmed fish compete for space against wild fish, and they carry new parasites and diseases. They contribu...
