Dawn of the slow chicken?

Big poultry producers are turning to slower-growing birds, making it possible to cut antibiotic use and improve animal welfare.

Media Partner

SPOTLIGHT 2019: Stories to watch in food and agriculture

How Oakland became a leader in cutting school food waste

Grist

The air they breathe

Mother Jones

Is the egg toast?

New Food Economy

Daily Reporting and Analysis on Food, Agriculture and the Environment

Powerhouse Democrats propose ‘blue card’ for undocumented farmworkers

By ,  January 17, 2019

Farmers borrowing more money, paying higher interest rates

January 17, 2019

Diet for a healthy planet: Half the red meat and sugar, more grains, nuts, produce

By ,  January 16, 2019

USDA opens local offices for three days to work on existing farm loans

January 16, 2019

Farm-state Rep. Steve King votes for resolution that admonishes him for racist remarks

By ,  January 15, 2019

Farm sector in Plains is in ‘prolonged downturn,’ says Kansas City Fed chief

January 15, 2019

Trump asks farmer support on shutdown, hints at farmworker reform

By ,  January 15, 2019

A slow-growth chicken favored by industry

January 15, 2019

Untangling the cancer risks of glyphosate

January 14, 2019

Trump trade war: ‘We’re going to hang with him,’ says Farm Bureau chief

By ,  January 13, 2019

Court challenge to EPA approval of dicamba is dismissed as moot

January 13, 2019

Trump, Congress make it harder for CAFO neighbors to know what they’re inhaling

December 21, 2018

FERN’s Friday Feed: California ranchers face the return of wolves

An invasive, elusive 20-pound rodent threatens California agriculture

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California Report

Scientists warned this weedkiller would destroy crops. EPA approved it anyway.

Reveal

Editor’s Desk: How the EPA ignored science

Sea cucumbers are being eaten to death

National Geographic

‘Every Day You Become More Desperate’

Weather.com

What is the farm bill and why does it matter?

India is awash in palm oil, and health takes a hit

The Nation

Drinking problems: A Kansas farm town confronts a tap-water crisis

Harper’s Magazine

These races will make or break the Blue Wave in farm country

Can Jess King flip the farmers of Lancaster County?

An Iowa Democrat hopes to win over farmers in a conservative Republican district

Mother Jones
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