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Plant Biodiversity Is Struggling to Recover on Abandoned Farmland

A group of Minnesota researchers have determined that plant biodiversity hasn’t returned to fields abandoned... (more)

Lindsay Campbell
November 21, 2019
Wasp Named After Idris Elba Could Save Broccoli From Invasive Bug

Scientists have discovered a parasitic wasp they believe could fend off an invasive bug that... (more)

Alex Robinson
November 21, 2019
Yogurt Sales Are Falling, Despite (and Because of) Endless Varieties

The past decade has seen a tremendous rise in American yogurt consumption. Living at the... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
November 20, 2019
Black Farmers Sue Burger King’s Chicken Supplier for Discrimination

For years, one of the largest poultry companies in the country has fielded accusations of... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
November 20, 2019
Foie Gras, Failed Food Computers, and More: Your November Food News Round-Up

Winemakers, dairy farmers, French chefs, Eastern European oligarchs and hydroponic farming aficionados have all had... (more)

Brian Barth
November 18, 2019
Farm Bankruptcies Are Way Up This Year

It’s no secret that the past few years have been disastrous for the American farming... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
November 15, 2019
China Lifts Ban on American Poultry

The Trump administration announced Thursday that China is lifting its ban on American chicken and... (more)

Alex Robinson
November 14, 2019
America’s Largest Dairy Producer Files for Bankruptcy

This week, Dean Foods, America’s largest dairy producer, filed for bankruptcy. Based in Texas, Dean... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
November 14, 2019
The Ecological Cost of Mosquito Net Fishing

Unable to afford fishing nets, fishermen in poor countries have been using anti-malaria mosquito nets... (more)

Alex Robinson
November 13, 2019
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