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A talk with author David Grimm about our changing views of the history of dogs, how certain breeds have developed for certain tasks and the rapidly advancing scientific study of just how dogs think.

If you are lost on top of a mountain, don’t count on a St. Bernard to save you.

Safer than rat poison and with astonishing instincts to hunt and kill rats, terriers may be the perfect form of pest control for farms.

Looking for a new farmhand? Try man’s best friend. With over 10,000 years of agriculture experience, many canine companions are naturally hardwired for working with livestock.

Photographer Lindsay Blatt makes a film about the incredible half-wild horses of Iceland.

How a simple bag is helping African farmers save their crops from pests.

A trip to Sardinia, where saffron — of the most expensive plants in the world — is carefully, carefully harvested.

One of America’s favorite authors was also an organic farmer.

Floods of molasses, torrents of beer and antifreeze in your wine? We take look at when food production goes terribly wrong.