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How a North Carolina Minister Sowed Seeds of Hope in a Food Desert

First, the Reverend Richard Joyner got mad. Then he got a trowel. Sick and tired of seeing his congregation suffer from poor nutrition, the North Carolina minister sowed seeds of hope in a food desert.

by Jeff Chu
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Is Black Light the Path to a Stink-Free Livestock Farm?

Researchers at Iowa State University are using a new technique involving the UV light-producing device to help reduce bad odors on the farm.

by Andrew Amelinckx
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Those Low-Fat Avocados? Well, They’re Just Plain Old Avocados

There’s nothing new about about attempts at “diet” avocados.

by Dan Nosowitz
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Guard Dog Wouldn’t Leave Goat Flock During the California Fires”And Lived to Tell the Story

Or, rather, to let his owner tell this heartwarming story.

by Andrew Amelinckx
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Monsanto, BASF, and EPA Make Dicamba a Restricted-Use Pesticide”What That Means

The EPA has put restrictions on dicamba. But do they go far enough?

by Dan Nosowitz
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Evidence Mounts That Monsanto’s Dicamba Is Killing Trees, Too

Dicamba isn’t just killing neighboring farms anymore.

by Dan Nosowitz
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Why All the Tractors in Barcelona? Catalonia’s Farmer-Revolutionaries

Lacking tanks, John Deeres are a worthy substitute in times of civil unrest.

by Brian Barth
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Northern California Fires Are Ravaging the Grape and Cannabis Crops

The key products of Northern California agriculture – wine, cheese, and cannabis – are at risk.

by Dan Nosowitz
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Check Out These Wara Art Sculptures from Japan

Rice straw, the stuff left over after the rice grains have been threshed out, is seeing new life as giant-sized art in Japan.

by Andrew Amelinckx
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