Agriculture

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Kenya launched a fertilizer subsidy in 2008 and now farmers say the soil is dying and chemical fertilizers that make the land acidic are to blame
Environment

Kenya launched a fertilizer subsidy in 2008 and now farmers say the soil is dying and chemical fertilizers that make the land acidic are to blame

By Evelyne Musambi and The Associated Press
July 24, 2024
Two kids on a roof look at a flooded downtown
Environment

‘The crop has just melted into the ground’: Vermont’s farmers are desperate after 2 consecutive years of flooding

By Lisa Rathke and The Associated Press
July 19, 2024
A technology crucial for growing fruits and vegetables is suffocating the workers who pick them
Health

A technology crucial for growing fruits and vegetables is suffocating the workers who pick them

By Melina Walling and Dorany Pineda
July 17, 2024
What are the symptoms of bird flu and how does it spread?
Health

What are the symptoms of bird flu and how does it spread?

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July 15, 2024
Bird flu outbreak at Colorado farm as 5 workers reported positive: Experts warn of ‘turning point,’ call for urgent action
Commentary

Bird flu outbreak at Colorado farm as 5 workers reported positive: Experts warn of ‘turning point,’ call for urgent action

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July 15, 2024
worker in plant nursery
Environment

Florida farmers turn to an ancient tree from India as the state’s once-famous citrus industry dries up

By Freida Frisaro and The Associated Press
July 6, 2024
A bus stop with a McDonald's breakfast ad as a passenger walks onto a bus.
Retail

McDonald’s cuts breakfast service hours by 90 minutes due to egg shortage in Australia

By
July 3, 2024
A flock of chickens inside an enclosure
Health

U.S. government will pay Moderna $176 million to develop a bird flu vaccine to stave off dairy cow epidemic

By
July 2, 2024
Assortment of butter
Retail

Butter prices jump to all-time high as more dairy producers shift to cheese while bird flu keeps U.S. output tight

By Michael Hirtzer and Bloomberg
July 1, 2024
Farmer rakes hey in a cow pen.
Environment

Forget carbon taxes on cars—Denmark is charging farmers a $100 ‘burp tax’ per cow

By
June 26, 2024
Why Land O’Lakes now has a CTO after 97 years without one
Newsletters

Why Land O’Lakes now has a CTO after 97 years without one

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June 26, 2024
U.S. suspended avocado inspections in Mexico’s biggest exporter of the fruit because 2 inspectors were assaulted and held captive
Politics

U.S. suspended avocado inspections in Mexico’s biggest exporter of the fruit because 2 inspectors were assaulted and held captive

By
June 19, 2024
A female driver in China scanning a code to charge her electric car in Liuzhou, in southern China's Guangxi province.
Politics

Chinese government launches retaliatory pork probe in response to EV taxes—’Risk of a global trade conflict is rising further’

By
June 18, 2024
California winemakers and an international nonprofit are bringing over Ukrainian peers to help them with regenerative agriculture—and demining
Environment

California winemakers and an international nonprofit are bringing over Ukrainian peers to help them with regenerative agriculture—and demining

By Haven Daley, Olga R. Rodriguez and The Associated Press
June 13, 2024
No one wants another pandemic—but bird flu has already flown the coop
Commentary

No one wants another pandemic—but bird flu has already flown the coop

By
June 11, 2024

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