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A New Sensor Will Provide Important Data to Help Reduce In-Transit Produce Waste
A new temperature sensor that looks and acts like fruit could curb the loss of produce during storage and transport.
Bouncing Baby Bull: A Rare Cattle Breed Just Got A New Member!
Say hello to the newest English longhorn bull. His nickname is “Little Roundabout” and he’s one of only about 40 of his kind in the U.S.
USDA Delays Farmer Fair Practices (GIPSA) Rule
A huge win for massive corporations, a big loss for farmers.
Meet the Modern Farmer: Lon Inaba
When Lon Inaba’s grandfather, Shukichi Inaba, emigrated to Washington’s Yakima Valley from Japan in 1907, federal law forbade Japanese immigrants from owning land.
Hiker, surfer, and inveterate adventurer Alyssa Ravasio, 28, was fed up with the number of hours she spent online trawling for cool places to pitch her tent. So in 2014, she taught herself how to code, then built a resource for like-minded travelers.
Study Finds That Farmers Can Cut Pesticide Use Without Cutting Profits…Sometimes
But does this French study extend to the U.S.?
“I always tell people, when you plant a seed, you’re growing a story,” says Ken Greene, who began circulating seeds like books while working at the Gardiner, New York, public library more than a decade ago.
