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Milk Has Long Been a Staple of American Life. But Now, the Dairy Industry Is in Trouble
By Alana Semuels
American Farmers Are in Crisis. Here's Why
By Alana Semuels / Fremont, Wisc.
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Hawaii Activists Are Restricting a Major Pesticide
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Why Organic Food Might Be Worth the High Price
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Watch John Oliver Take a Bite Out of Food Waste
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Why It Might Actually Pay To Be an Organic Farmer
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John Oliver Has Beef With the Treatment of Chicken Farmers
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Five Best Ideas of the Day: April 20
1. America loves to take sides in regional conflicts. In Yemen, we shouldn’t. By Paul R. Pillar in the National Interest 2. Here’s why Congress should drop the ban on federal funds for needle exchanges....
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April 20, 2015
This Drone Is Surprisingly Good at Herding Sheep
You're fired, Babe
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Five Best Ideas of the Day: February 24
1. For some returning from war, a ‘G.I. bill for farming’ eases the transition home. By Abby Wendle at Harvest Public Media 2. In Egypt, a class project to fight sexual harassment has grown into...
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Five Best Ideas of the Day: February 12
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How Growing Carrots Almost Got Me Arrested
All I wanted was healthy food options and organic fruits and vegetables for my family, my neighbors, and myself
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Five Best Ideas of the Day: January 28
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Monsanto Reaches $2.4M Settlement With Farmers
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'Aeroponics' Could Change Where Your Food Comes From
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Gov't to Help Farmers Market Their Produce
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Honeybee Deaths Are Down, But the Beepocalypse Continues
A new survey found that nearly a quarter of honeybee colonies died over the winter—and that's an improvement over last year.
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A new Human Rights Watch report finds that child laborers, some as young as 7 years old, who work on tobacco farms in North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia, "get so sick that they throw up, get covered by pesticides and have no real protective gear"
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In China, Personality Could Come Down to Rice Versus Wheat
Chinese in the north have always been different than their counterparts in the south of the country. Farming could explain why
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These Scientists Want to Breed Animals That Can Survive Climate Change
New breeds won't fry as quickly, researchers hope.
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It's Hard Out There for a Honeybee
Honeybees in Kenya are infested with parasites, but they still thrive — unlike their American cousins. Are there lessons for U.S. beekeepers?
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There's a lot to hate about changes proposed by the FDA, which could push prices higher not only for beer, but for milk and meat as well. The new regulations are being bashed as wasteful...
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Even Advanced Biofuels May Not Be So Green
Environmentalists have long worried about biofuels like corn ethanol. But a new study shows that even advanced biofuels, which use waste from crops like corn to make fuel, may hurt the climate
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Beef Prices Soar to Highest Level Since '87
The price of beef has reached its highest level in almost three decades, $5.28 per pound in February, and is expected to stay that way for some time amid growing demand in some Asian countries and droughts that have plagued some U.S. farmers
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Wal-Mart Could Make Organic Food Cheap—and Eventually, Plentiful
The retail giant says it will sell some organic products at 25% below what its competitors cost. That's good for the organic market
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