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Food in the Desert? Israel’s Salad Trail

A great tomato grown in the heart of the Israeli desert? This was possible thanks... (more)

Molly Yeh
January 31, 2014
Cock-A-Doodle-Don’t: New Farm Bill Bans Cockfight Attendance

Chris Cates, who raises livestock in Rising Fawn, Ga., is appalled by the farm bill,... (more)

Dan Mitchell
January 30, 2014
Could This Baby Bison Spark a Modern-Day Range War?

As small and innocent as he may seem, the light brown baby bull is living... (more)

Sam Brasch
January 29, 2014
Ethanol: The Farmers’ Frenemy

Ethanol, which has sent corn prices soaring in recent years, has been a boon to... (more)

Andrew Jenner
January 28, 2014
Quail: Are Big Things Ahead for a Tiny Bird in the U.S.?

The teeny, tiny quail never found it's way into the U.S. dinnertime oeuvre. But all... (more)

Andre Gallant
January 28, 2014
Big in Japan: Farming via Webcam

A rubber-booted farmer and a sharply-suited city worker may appear to inhabit two different worlds.... (more)

Danielle Demetriou
January 21, 2014
Meet the New Drone That Could Be a Farmer’s Best Friend

If it were possible to give every square foot of the farm exactly what it... (more)

Rachel Rohr
January 21, 2014
Why Restoring This Cranberry Bog Could Change Environmental Science

For over 150 years, Tidmarsh Farm, a 577-acre cranberry bog near Boston, has been in... (more)

Reyhan Harmanci
January 17, 2014
10 Farm Animal Hybrids You Didn’t Know Existed

Forget ligers, tigrons and grolar bears (oh my). Plenty of jaw-dropping hybrids can be had... (more)

Sam Brasch
January 16, 2014