Now, as the planting season nears for next year's crop, some farmers are worried they won't have enough workers due to Alabama's tough immigration law passed earlier in the year.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture released a document yesterday that got no attention on the nightly news, or almost anywhere, really. Its title, I'm sure you'll agree, is a snooze: […]
Read MoreHow much food are you wasting during the holidays? According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the US generates more than 34 million tons of food waste each year! So […]
Read MoreWith more and more children in the U.S. becoming overweight, many parents are wondering how to talk to their children about weight. The Packard Pediatric Weight Control Program for families […]
Read MoreNew report finds that more than 100,000 California jobs are tied to animal agriculture.
Read MoreCities all over the country are addressing the lack of access to fresh and healthy food on the part of their residents, but few are in as much of a […]
Read MoreNew farmers nonetheless face hurdles, the main one being access to affordable land and credit. Today’s beginning farmers must overcome competition for land from developers, investors, retirees seeking country retreats […]
Read MoreIt turns out, when you actually compare chemical-intensive and organic farming in the field, organic proves just as productive in terms of gross yield—and brings many other advantages to the […]
Read MoreAfter a long Wall Street career that included time as a global research director at a major investment bank, even I was shocked to see our nation’s financial system come […]
Read MoreOpponents of stricter regulation of air pollution typically argue that jobs would be lost if the federal government tightened limits on industrial emissions of ozone. A new study presents a […]
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