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Perceptions Vary as Colorado Prepares for Wolf Reintroduction

Tony Prendergast’s XK Bar Ranch sits slightly south of Crawford, Colorado, near the Smith Fork... (more)

Amy Hadden Marsh, Aspen Journalism
What if Animals Had the Same Rights as Humans?

For most people, it can be hard to imagine a society framed around animal rights.... (more)

Lena Beck
November 8, 2023
‘Waste Wool’ is a Burden for Farmers. What if it Could be...

When Leanna Maksymiuk started keeping sheep at Lone Sequoia Ranch, her business in British Columbia,... (more)

Lena Beck
November 6, 2023
Meet the Veterinary Professor Zooming Knowledge from Iowa to Ukraine’s Pig Farmers

On a Wednesday morning in July, Justin Brown got up early in the morning—really early.... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
November 1, 2023
Meet the 4th Generation Rancher Driving a Regenerative Cattle Collective Forward

For Cory Carman, choosing to raise cattle outside of the feedlot system always seemed intuitive.... (more)

Brandon Rich
September 29, 2023
The Future is CRISPR

Alison Van Eenennaam, a professor at the University of California, Davis, has a few very... (more)

Roberta Staley
September 26, 2023
Digging In: Why Don’t Americans Eat Mutton?

“Why can we only get lamb in the US, as opposed to mutton?” That’s what... (more)

Rose Garrett
September 21, 2023
Opinion: The EATS Act Threatens Animal Welfare and Public Health While Protecting...

For too long, the pork industry has been permitted to inflict what amounts to criminal... (more)

Crystal Heath
September 19, 2023
These Dogs are in Crisis. Who Looks After the Guardians?

On the last Tuesday of August, a vehicle pulled into Providence Farm in McLeansville, North... (more)

Lena Beck
September 18, 2023
How Our Network of Roadways Has Altered the Natural World

Less than one percent of the US is covered in pavement. Although it may feel... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
September 15, 2023
Meet the Poultry Farmer Teaching Others How to Make Regenerative Farming Add...

In 2019, Jeff Siewicki was a pharmacist who never planned to become a farmer. His... (more)

Kelcie Ottoes
September 8, 2023