Pigs Can’t Sweat, and It’s Costing Us Billions — Can USDA’s ‘HotHog’ App Keep Them Cool?
By Jesse Hirsch
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Some Midwestern States Have Stayed Cooler Than the Rest of the Country. The Secret? Large-Scale Irrigation.
Despite U.S. Pushback, Mexico’s Fight to Ban Genetically Modified Corn is Not Over
By Lorena Rios
We Can’t Keep Using Phosphorus Fertilizers — Just Ask Industry Stakeholders
By Shea Swenson
Climate Change Is Upending Farmers’ Livelihoods — and Exacerbating a Mental Health Crisis
Everyone Wants to Repair Our Damaged Ecosystems — But Where Are the Seeds?
By Jesse Hirsch
California Is Spending Millions to Compensate Ranchers for Living Near Wolves
By Shea Swenson
A New Class of Consultants Helps Farmers Navigate USDA’s Cumbersome Funding Applications
By Lela Nargi
Why Would a Conventional Vegetable Farmer Bring Someone Else’s Cattle Onto His Fields?
By Lela Nargi
Virtual Fencing Will Change How We Raise Livestock, Fight Fires, and Support Soil Health
Silvopasture Is an Ancient, Climate-Smart Farming Practice. Can the Farm Bill Help Spur its Renaissance?
Farmland flooding could help with both extreme weather and depleted aquifers. But will it contaminate drinking water?
After a crippling drought, California has enough water to grow rice this year. Its troubles aren’t over.
By Lela Nargi
Proposed CO₂ Pipeline Through Iowa Angers Farmers and Environmentalists Alike
By Eve Andrews
Food Companies Are Gung-Ho for Greenhouse Gas Scores — But Are They Just Greenwashing?
By Lela Nargi
Congress Wants to Block Foreign Ownership of U.S. Farmland. Is This a Red Herring?
By Lela Nargi
Missed Connections: How a Lack of Reliable Internet Access Hinders Rural Farmers
There’s a Shortage of Livestock Veterinarians and It’s Making Our Food Less Safe
By Jesse Hirsch
Feeding Seaweed to Cattle Could Reduce Methane Emissions up to 80%. Don’t Expect to See it Here Soon.
By Emma Penrod
Texas Lost More Than Half of This Year’s Cotton Crop to Drought. Could Hemp Be the Salvation?
By Lela Nargi
Pollinator Advocates Are Bridging the Gap Between Front Lawns and Farms
California Wants to Transition All Truck Fleets to Zero Emissions. Farmers Aren’t So Sure.
By Shea Swenson
Some of Oregon’s Irrigation Systems Are More Than 100 Years Old, and It Shows
By Lela Nargi
Winter Rain Keeps Increasing — And It’s Exponentially Increasing Toxic Farm Runoff
By Jesse Hirsch
Should California’s Animal Welfare Laws Affect National Pork Production? The Supreme Court Is About to Decide.
By Jesse Hirsch
Record Prices Give Rise to Consolidation Concerns in the Fertilizer Industry
Some States Are Moving to Ban Neonic Pesticides. Is This the Best Way to Support Pollinators — and Farmers?
By Lela Nargi
One of the World’s Strangest — and Most Critical — Fisheries Is in Serious Danger
By Emma Penrod
British “Rewilding” Effort Merges Husbandry, Carbon Sequestration, and Conservation
Drought and COVID-19: Factors Beyond Ukraine Invasion Driving Wheat Price Spike
Grain, Fuel, and Fertilizer: How the Invasion of Ukraine is Affecting American Farmers
By IV Hendrix
The Conservation Reserve Program is Competing with Pasture Insurance for Farmer Participation
