Swallowable Sensors Give an Inside Look at How Cows Are Doing
The smart capsule remains in the first of the cow’s four stomachs, gathering data about the animal’s health to relay to farmers.
Northeast Organic Dairy Farmers May Get Squeezed Out of Business
The affected farms are taking a major hit after Danone, which owns Horizon Organic, terminated 89 contracts.
Bill Seeks to Standardize and Promote Offshore Aquaculture
Yet it remains unclear whether or not offshore aquaculture is bad for the environment.
Move Over, Smart Phones. Smart Hives Are Here
The in-hive devices are one recent innovation helping to preserve honeybee colonies.
This Enormous, Deadly Bird Might Have Been Domesticated Before the Chicken
New research suggests the cassowary may have been reared by humans thousands of years earlier.
The Issue of ‘White Striping’ in Store-Bought Chicken
A new report claims that the vast majority of supermarket chicken is affected by this muscle disease.
Is It Ethical to Farm Insects for Food?
Scholars and advocates believe that the mass slaughter of insects should be done in the most humane way.
Rising Temperatures and the Future of Outside Livestock Production
Researchers say farmers will need to adapt in order to protect their animals.
The Unique Struggle of Running a Sheep Dairy in America
There are fewer than 200 sheep dairies in the US. Due to a lack of support for the industry, that number is unlikely to change anytime soon.
