Farming
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Why Is Something So Compelling Also So Contentious?
Agroecology has several definitions, but in essence, it is farming with nature rather than against it. It promotes diversity, resilience,…
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England food strategy ducks big questions on health and environment
A major policy paper fails to address big health and environmental issues it was supposed to tackle, such as how…
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Farmers in England will bury burnt wood in fields to capture CO2
A large trial is underway to see how much CO2 can be removed from the atmosphere by burying a charcoal-like…
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Fresh Take: Hope For The Formula Shortage, McDonald’s Leaves Russia, And Soaring Chicken Prices
Through the early weeks of the pandemic, fake meat sales grew some 200% at retail, and that hype helped drive…
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Fresh Take: Let’s Talk Food Waste, Protecting Meatpacking Workers, And What Does Better Food Policy Look Like?
I’m thinking a lot about food waste this week. Maybe it’s the millions upon millions of chickens, turkeys and egg-laying…
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Fresh Take: How Water Became A Weapon, The Caribbean’s Food Insecurity Problem, And From Blog To $25 Million Business
It’s been a busy week on the food and agriculture beat: There was the House Agriculture Committee hearing featuring top…
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John & Molly Chester talk about ‘The Biggest Little Farm: The Return’ streaming on Disney+
NEW YORK — Just in time for Earth Day, a highly acclaimed documentary is returning with a sequel on Disney+,…
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Dry Weather Forecast Calls For Higher Food Prices And Billions In Farm Losses
Record-breaking drought is reordering American agriculture. Third-generation San Joaquin Valley farmer Gary Beene will plant only half his 1,200 acres…
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Seso Wants To Help Solve A $3.1 Billion Farm Labor Crisis Through Automation
Jordan Taylor (left) and Michael Guirguis (right) founded Seso in 2019 to make it easier for U.S. farmers to recruit…
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