We are a nation under Israeli occupation and we need to produce food that will make us stronger and more independent.
In its decision to approve two drugs for orange and grapefruit trees, the E.P.A. largely ignored objections from the C.D.C. and the F.D.A., which fear that expanding their use in cash crops could fuel antibiotic resistance in humans.
Trump's policies at work - Wisconsin dairy farmers are put out to pasture by Trump Administration trade, tariff and tax policies. This is the reality of "making America great again" for the Midwest.
“Campesinos” are driving the evolution of maize in North America
Tiny automated machines could soon take care of the entire growing process. Fewer chemicals, more efficient – where’s the downside?
Agricultural choices must be made by these inescapable standards: the ecological health of the farm and the economic health of the farmer.
Photographer David Bacon shares stunning images of farmworkers harvesting cabbage the old-fashioned way, and writes that the ubiquitous if undervalued vegetable is actually a shared cultural touchstone.
Hunter-gatherers didn’t learn farming themselves, or from their immediate neighbors, but rather from distant people moving into their territory—a pattern that may have played out throughout this part of the globe.
An agricultural economist writes that treating Twinkies and carrots as the beginning and end of the farm subsidies discussion distracts from useful public discourse.
The nonprofit National 4-H Council accepts donations from a veritable who’s who of Big Ag: Monsanto, ConAgra, DuPont, and Altria each gave at least a million dollars in 2015. A lot of cultural norms around gender and sexuality are directly illustrated by the history of 4-H.
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