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Crying Shame: Onion Farmers Brawl Over Vidalia Harvest Times

Customers expect perfect Vidalia onions. And perfection takes planning and scheduling in the field. Mess... (more)

Andre Gallant
December 5, 2013
If You Can Train a Chicken, You Can Train Anything

Chickens might seem to be a strange proxy for dogs, but the vast differences in... (more)

Sam Brasch
December 3, 2013
In Season: Quince

Each week we highlight what is seasonal, talk to those who grow it, and share... (more)

Cathy Barrow
November 27, 2013
Photo Essay: Goats in Sweaters

In India, around the Eid al-Adha festival, goats wear sweaters. Beautiful, fashionable sweaters.

Reyhan Harmanci
November 26, 2013
Sophisticated, Large-Scale Thefts Plague California’s Nut Industry

Big-time nut heists are on the rise following a spike in the wholesale price of... (more)

Dan Mitchell
November 25, 2013
Warsaw Climate Talks: Bad News for Farming

Little good news for farmers in climate talks.

John Upton
November 25, 2013
In Season: Cranberries

Each week we highlight what is seasonal, talk to those who grow it and share... (more)

Tracey Medeiros
November 20, 2013
Hog Wild: Raising Instinctual Pork

Schulyer and Colby Gail raise pigs in the most natural way possible at Climbing Tree... (more)

Daniel Luzer
November 19, 2013
Why Disappearing Bees Mean You’ll Pay More for Almonds

Why colony collapse, Chinese consumer habits, weather patterns in the Midwest, economic sanctions against Iran... (more)

Dan Mitchell
November 19, 2013