Forthcoming Poultry Rules Get Mixed Reception
Change is coming to the poultry industry and not everyone is happy about it. Until now, inspections have been governed by a law written in 1957. It’s...» E-Mail This
View ArticleWhat Goes Into The Price Of Your Tomato?
Late summer in the Midwest is tomato season. For tomato growers around that country, it’s time to pick their bounty and calculate their earnings. » E-Mail This
View ArticleAbove Colorado’s Fruited Plains, Local Food Faces Hurdles
Local food is no longer just a novelty. Farmers markets are growing nationwide and farms that sell directly to consumers brought in $1.3 billion in 2012...» E-Mail This
View ArticleMy Farm Roots: She's Her Dad's 'Son'
Emily Robbins is a city girl now. Well, I’m using that term as a cliché. Robbins, 27, lives in Kansas City and works as an engineer at a large firm. She...» E-Mail This
View ArticleHeirlooms Passed Down By Seed Savers
Most vegetable seeds today are bred by seed companies to be hearty and easier to grow. They’re created by cross-breeding different varieties and...» E-Mail This
View ArticleU.S. Meat Inspection System In Disarray, Watchdogs Say
Jennifer Brdar’s dream job was to be a meat inspector for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, watching out for unwary consumers and making sure the meat...» E-Mail This
View ArticleFood Waste Weighing Down U.S. Food System
It’s a hot summer day outside of Lincoln, Nebraska and Jack Chappelle is knee-deep in trash. He’s wading in to rotting vegetables, half-eaten burgers...» E-Mail This
View ArticleTechnology, Infrastructure Cut Down On Farm Food Waste
On a wet, grey day in Grinnell, Iowa, the rain beats a rhythm on the metal roof of a packing shed at Grinnell Heritage Farm. Crew member Whitney Brewer...» E-Mail This
View ArticleNo Matter How Colorado Votes, GMO Labeling Debate Far From Finished
Voters in Colorado will decide whether or not they want the state to require labels on foods containing genetically modified ingredients, or GMOs. The...» E-Mail This
View ArticleA Colorado Twist On The Local Food Movement: Local Yarn
Northwestern Colorado has a rich heritage of raising sheep – either for their meat or for wool. But for decades the sheep herd, not just in Colorado,...» E-Mail This
View ArticleAt Harvest, Corn Huskers Still Shuck By Hand
Dick Humes squinted and sweat as he moved down a row of corn. He sliced through the husk with a metal hook in his right hand, snapped the ear from its...» E-Mail This
View ArticleSeed Banks Guard Against An Uncertain Ag Future, Not 'Doomsday'
Close to a million seed packets are tucked inside a frozen mountain fortress on a Norwegian island - the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. It includes samples...» E-Mail This
View ArticleYoung Immigrants Search For Home On The Farm
Bear Creek Dairy in Brooklyn, Iowa, is home to more than 1,100 cows, who provide about 100,000 pounds of milk each day. The 15-year-old farmer who works...» E-Mail This
View ArticleChildren Of Latino Immigrants Forge Paths In Agriculture
In a dimly-lit lab on the Des Moines, Iowa, public schools’ agricultural science campus, students in aprons, safety goggles and plastic gloves poke and...» E-Mail This
View ArticleGrowing Marijuana Industry Creates Real Estate Rush
The showing starts inside an empty office building, the kind you’d see in any humdrum workplace sitcom, stripped of its cubicles and ceiling tiles,...» E-Mail This
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