Trump Is Abandoning Red State Farmers. A Green New Deal Can Help Save Them
A comprehensive climate policy could create new livelihoods for rural Americans and farmers suffering under Trump administration policies.
Farm Union Calls Trump's Proposed $15 Billion Subsidy Insufficient
"Such temporary solutions are not sufficient to address the permanent damage the trade war has inflicted on agricultural export markets."
Farmers 'Losing Their Patience' With Trump's China Trade War: GOP Senator
The president is escalating his trade war with China and says he will raise tariffs, but farmers under pressure are voicing concerns, according to Republican senators.
Monsanto: Why We Cut Chemicals From Agriculture
In an ideal world, farmers would not need to use chemicals to produce our food and fiber, but that is not the reality we have to live with.
Use Human Urine to Make Fertilizer: Indian Minister
Harvesting urine would mean India could become more independent from imports of urea, Minister Nitin Gadkari said.
The FDA Sees Gene-edited Animals As Drugs
If the U.S. tries to shoehorn new breakthroughs into old regulatory framework, innovation will emigrate.
Colonization Led to so Much Death It Cooled the Planet
An estimated 10 percent of the global population was wiped out.
Trump's 'Lose-Lose' Trade Wars Cost U.S., China $6bn
The duel for economic superiority between Beijing and Washington D.C. has cost each country $2.9 billion a year.
Sausages Recalled After Customers Find Metal in Food
The recall was classified as Class I, where using the product could cause "serious, adverse health consequences or death."
Lab-Grown Meat Is Coming to America
The FDA and USDA will regulate meat created from cultured cells.
How to Feed 10 Billion People Sustainably by 2050
Environmental impact of the food system could increase as much as 90 percent by 2050.
How Humans Could Grow Crops on Mars
Permanent human colonies on Mars would need to be able to produce their own food.
We Could Soon Be Eating Apples With Red Flesh
The techniques could allow us to easily manipulate the look, feel, taste and nutritional content of fruit and vegetables to rapidly create higher quality products.
Trump's Tariffs Could Cost U.S. 400,000 Jobs
They may cost 16 jobs across other industries for every steel or aluminum job created.
'Major Change' in Freshwater From Agriculture, Climate
"We see a distinctive pattern of the wet land areas of the world getting wetter...and the dry areas in between getting dryer."
Americans Waste 150,000 Tons of Food Every Day
The quantity of wasted food amounts to around 30% of the average daily calories that each U.S. citizen consumes, the paper shows.
GMO Corn Is Safe and Healthy, Study Finds
Those who support GMOs believe the crops could address global food shortages as climate change and growing populations put strain on food production.
Wild Plants Could Save Chickpeas From Climate Change
Ten thousand years ago, farmers set this legume up for a fall.
Shocking Level of Pollutant Rises From Farmed Soils
Between 25 and 41 percent of nitrogen oxide is emanating from agricultural lands in California.
You Eat These Newly Engineered Bananas—Skin And All
Japanese farmers created the new fruit using a centuries-old method.
The Campaign for Organic Food Is Deceitful, Expensive
Advocacy groups targeting agriculture spent over $10 billion – attacking vaccines, pesticides and herbicides too.
Irrigation System Found on China's Ancient Silk Road
The system, dated to around the 3rd or 4th century A.D. and lost for centuries, lies in the foothills of the Tian Shan Mountains.
Scientists Grow Plants With New Tool, 'Speed Breeding'
Scientists were able to grow plants so quickly that one colleague couldn't believe it.
A Healthy Diet Is Better for the Environment
Want to lessen your environmental impact? Eating healthier is a good start.
Russia Accuses Pepsi of Espionage and Hacking
Pepsi Co. has called allegations it unlawfully took the agriculture watchdog's files "absurd" and it is not the first time the two have clashed.
Prehistoric Women Were Stronger Than Modern Athletes
Neolithic women have not been given enough credit, researchers said.
Worms Born in 'Mars Soil' For First Time
Dutch scientists observed the reproduction of the worms in the soil while growing arugula.
Kim Jong Un May Have Caused a Parasitic Worm Epidemic
North Korea's health problems were highlighted by the defection of one soldier to the South.
Sam Clovis Is Out as Trump Nominee for USDA
Recent reports linked Clovis to George Papadopoulous, the ex-Trump foreign policy adviser who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI during the Russia probe.
Mutant Pigs Are Being Bred on Farms in Cambodia
These pumped-up pigs are raising suspicions about mistreatment and renegade genetic engineering.