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7 Still-Valid 19th-Century Bits of Farm Wisdom

It may be over 125 years old, but The Farm & Household Encyclopedia is still... (more)

Andrew Jenner
March 6, 2014
Mystery Meat: Questions Still Loom on Giant Beef Recall

There are still more questions than answers about the recall of all the beef processed... (more)

Dan Mitchell
March 6, 2014
Uber Tubers: Welcome to the International Potato Center

The potato is the world's third largest food source, behind rice and wheat, and a... (more)

Lilani Goonesena
March 5, 2014
How Bees Harvest Plastic Waste for Building Materials

In a study published in the journal Ecosphere, a team at the University of Guelph... (more)

Sam Brasch
March 3, 2014
Flock Star: From Computers to Cars, Chicken Feathers Are Everywhere

The poultry industry produces six billion tons of chicken feathers every year, most of it... (more)

Lori Rotenberk
February 28, 2014
The Bizarre and Fascinating Nature of Duck Sex

Ducks: by far the weirdest form of barnyard intercourse.

Sam Brasch
February 27, 2014
How Farm Animals Can Help Treat Autism

The “fluke” to which Hart refers is the reason the Hart family purchased chickens; eggs... (more)

Susan Cohen
February 27, 2014
Why Flower Farmers Pay Attention to the Pantone Color of the Year

Flower farmers in the United States can use the Pantone color as an edge to... (more)

Laura Resnick
February 25, 2014
Chicken Farming and Its Discontents

One contract chicken grower's complaints against the current system -- stagnating income and rapidly increasing... (more)

Andrew Jenner
February 24, 2014