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Trump’s tax bill could be a major win for Big Ag. Everyone else? Not so much.
What does climate change mean for agriculture? Less food, and more emissions
In Georgia, sheep on a solar farm is not a baaad idea
Firefighting foams contain toxic PFAS. Could soybeans be the answer?
Want to try lab-grown salmon? The US just approved it.
A new app details where your food comes from — and just how fragile the global food system really is
This Alaska Native fishing village was trying to power their town. Then came Trump’s funding cuts.
The sneaky way even meat lovers can lessen their climate impact
Trump’s budget bill is on the verge of transforming how America eats
Trump’s climate denial may help a livestock-killing pest make a comeback
Plea for UN intervention over illegal PNG loggers ‘stealing forests’
How Big Ag thwarted wetlands protections in Illinois and Iowa
Top winemaker ‘may have to leave its Spanish vineyards due to climate crisis’
Who will benefit from melting glaciers?
Trump’s USDA tried to erase climate data. This lawsuit forced it back online.
As temperatures rise, the US Corn Belt could see insurance claims soar
This snack company is trying to change the way you think about chocolate
Georgia’s beloved shrimp industry grapples with disease and foreign imports
An $18M grant would have drastically reduced food waste. Then the EPA cut it.
Trump radically remade the US food system in just 100 days
How California’s farmers can recharge the aquifers they’ve drained
Finding the Spectacular in the Society of the Spectacle
Farmers are making bank harvesting a new crop: Solar energy
Trump’s latest USDA cuts undermine his plan to “Make America Healthy Again”
Whole, skim, or soy? The congressional battle over milk in school lunches
How baby chickens became America’s hottest commodity
The ‘king of poisons’ is building up in rice
Millions of Americans don’t speak English. Now they won’t be warned before weather disasters.
Logging doesn’t prevent wildfires, but Trump is trying anyway
New York City is making people compost — or pay up
The USDA is unfreezing clean energy money — but ‘inviting’ grant recipients to remove DEI and climate language
A federal judge just hit the brakes on Trump’s plan to fast track industrial fish farming in the Gulf
Egg prices hit record highs. Are you ready to try a vegan egg?
Tariffs won’t just hit your wallet. They could also increase food waste.
The $20 billion question hanging over America’s struggling farmers
Farmers are reeling from Trump’s attacks on agricultural research
These vegan meat brands taste almost as good as the real thing. Taste tests prove it.
Farmers and small business owners were promised financial help for energy upgrades. They’re still waiting for the money.
‘Our people are hungry’: What federal food aid cuts mean in a warming world
A greener Ramadan: How Atlanta-area mosques are cutting food waste during the Muslim holy month
Trump’s fertilizer tariffs could disrupt US crop production, from tomatoes to corn
What Trump’s escalating trade wars mean for your grocery bill
The funky mold turning food waste into culinary delights
How do you save a rainforest? Leave it alone.
More farms are turning to automation amid labor shortages
Helene and Milton upended a key part of the nation’s food supply
Como Fazendas Verticais Estão Revolucionando a Agricultura
The tiny potato at the heart of one tribe’s fight against climate change
Water challenges — made worse by rising temperatures — are threatening the world’s crops
Trump’s proposed mass deportations could ‘decimate’ the US food supply
More schools than ever are serving vegan meals in California. Here’s how they did it.
Ducks love to eat this climate-friendly food. Now you might, too.
Peran Sistem Informasi Geografis (SIG) dalam Optimalisasi Pertanian Berkelanjutan dan Ketahanan Pangan.
The climate fight that’s holding up the farm bill
The election could shape the future of America’s food system
Vegan cheese won’t save the world — but this brand hopes you’ll buy it anyway
Can we eat our way out of the climate crisis?
The Violence of Development
Food is a huge source of methane emissions. Fixing that is no easy feat.
How to sell an ‘ugly’ vegetable? Give it googly eyes.
An unlikely line of defense during heat waves: Food banks
A new solution for flood-prone cities? Concrete made from shellfish waste.
Scientists want to build a ‘doomsday’ vault on the moon
This simple farming technique can capture carbon for thousands of years
Here’s how much cropland could be freed up if Americans ate half as much meat
How can you tell if soil is healthy? Just listen to it.
Vegan cheese that tastes like cheese? These startups may have cracked the code.
How food banks prevented 1.8 million metric tons of carbon emissions last year
The Toledo Water Crisis: How Big Agriculture poisoned a whole city’s water supply
Farmworker advocates celebrate rare EPA ban of toxic pesticide
‘A matter of life and death’: How disaster response endangers US farmworkers
Plants and their pollinators are increasingly out of sync
One in 11 people went hungry last year. Climate change is a big reason why.
Can Florida’s orange growers survive another hurricane season?
Plant-based meat needs government support to scale up, but a culture war stands in the way
Inside a new experiment to find the climate-proof coffee of the future
Amazon Gets Fresh, Bayer Loves Basmati: Toxic Influences in Indian Agriculture
The people who feed America are going hungry
Hunger was already bad enough. Then Beryl hit.
When is it safe to burn fields? In Thailand, farmers can turn to a new app to check.
War on Farmers: World Bank Sowing Seed Colonialism in Africa
No Parm, no problem: How modern chefs are veganizing the Caesar salad
Air Pollution Is Killing Millions and Rising Exponentially—A Shift in Agriculture Can Solve It
The climate case for mock meats is clear. But who can afford them?
Food’s climate footprint was once again MIA at global talks
Farmers who graze sheep under solar panels say it improves productivity. So why don’t we do it more?
The world is farming more seafood than it catches. Is that a good thing?
Heat waves are making restaurant kitchens unsafe. Workers are fighting back.
How forecasts of bad weather can drive up your grocery bill
Cattle are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. Hawaiian seaweed could change that.
Why a new method of growing food on Mars matters more on Earth