New research finds that tuber-based sensors can effectively detect gamma radiation and be planted in fields surrounding nuclear power plants. 

Nuclear Fallout and Potatoes

Gay farmers have existed since the beginning of time, but the community is still under-resourced and lacking in representation.

Farming While Queer

Scientists have discovered significant effectiveness of bats for orchard pests. But the nighttime hunters are fickle about where they settle down.

Bats Are the Perfect Predator for Destructive Moths — If Farmers Can Coax Them In

The FAA recently approved the use of multiple unmanned aircraft on a single farm, promising to make it easier to manage large fields. But regulators say the technology is weighed down by a lot of unknowns.

Hive Mentality: Drone Swarms Are On The Horizon

Scientists are now warning about the spread of many non-native earthworm species across North America, leaving big damage in their wake.

Not All Earthworms Are Cool

The plant-based drink has exploded in popularity, but low oat stocks put the industry in a “perilous position,” according to experts.

Farmers Aren’t Keeping Up With Oat Milk Demand

The U.S. Navy owns more than 50,000 acres of forest in Indiana. They use some of the wood to maintain their oldest warship, the USS Constitution.

The Boat Forest

Amish Agriculture’s promo material is in Chinese. There’s a reason for that.

An Amish-Chinese Mushroom Collaboration

In the wake of the 2021 ransomware hack of agribusiness giant JBS, what lessons have we learned?

Protecting Agriculture From the Next Cyberattack

As Maine’s waters grow too warm for the state’s iconic shellfish, oyster farms are offering an alternative income for lobstermen.

Trading Lobsters for Oysters

Get Rich Homesteading

Consumers might think green tea is an imported modern trend, but the beverage carries a long, all-American legacy in Midwestern farm country.

Drinking Green Tea With the Farmhands

The U.S. grows vast amounts of commodity soy every year, for animal feed and industrial uses. What about growing premium beans for plant-based burgers?

Growing Better Soybeans, Not More

It’s no secret that large-animal veterinarians are in short supply across the U.S. How are we going to fix it?

Coming Up Short: Searching for Solutions to America’s Rural Vet Shortage

Siri Kaur

A prodigal daughter moves from NYC back to Montana to help her family’s cattle give birth. 

The Night Calver

Algae sourced from algal blooms has shown much promise as a biofertilizer, potentially replacing the chemicals that cause … algal blooms.

Algal Blooms Are a Problem — They Could Also Be a Solution

Yaupon holly, a once-forgotten caffeinated plant native to this continent, is one of this year’s hottest food trends.

 North America’s Original Buzz

There’s an underground knowledge pipeline connecting pregnant and postpartum parents to well-sourced herbs.

Pregnant Women Are Using Herbs as Medicine — But Where Do They Come From?

Deer farms have long worked to breed the highest-quality deer for hunting. Is it possible to create a herd that can withstand the plague of chronic wasting disease?

The Great Disease-Proof Deer Debate

Most of our “cinnamon” imports actually come from the bark of the cassia tree — a cheaper product. What are we missing out on?

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