Sustainable Agriculture and Farming
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
'Factory farming' and the true cost of a burger
The The New York Times and Washington Post are getting pushback for recent editorials defending large-scale factory farms. Some environmental groups …
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
15 years in the making, MN could set nitrate standards for lakes
Minnesota is giving its water quality standards a fresh look. With public input in their hands, officials are under pressure to add language about …
Monday, February 10, 2025
Industrial aquaculture poised to grow under second Trump administration
The Trump administration aims to increase domestic seafood production through industrial aquaculture but opponents said it puts Maine's coastal commun…
Leftover fish parts could help keep industrial fishing waste low
About 20% of fish caught in the wild are not used to feed people across the world but a recent study found the unused portions of fish prepared for th…
Monday, February 10, 2025
Despite advertising, North Carolina's factory farms are not pretty places
By Jessica Scott-Reid for Sentient.Broadcast version by Eric Tegethoff for North Carolina News Service reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service …
Study shows air quality disparities from industrial ag in NC
The negative effects on air quality from industrialized animal facilities in North Carolina stick around for a long time, according to a new study…
MI professor spotlights 'smart agriculture'
Some experts predict arable land per person will shrink by two-thirds by 2050. To combat it, Michigan students are being trained in "smart" …
Factory farm advocates’ blind spot on food system reforms
Recent editorials in The New York Times and Washington Post defending factory farms make one critical mistake, according to environmental advocates: …
Revive SNAP Stretch, WV growers, consumers urge
Food advocates are calling on lawmakers to help jump-start the state's SNAP Stretch program, which was paused last year due to budget constraints…
Denver nonprofit tackles food waste, hunger
By Taylor Haelterman for Triple Pundit.Broadcast version by Eric Galatas for Colorado News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-P…
Trial ahead for CA animal activist accused of trespassing, theft, conspiracy
An animal activist is speaking out ahead of her trial in May - accused of trespassing, theft and conspiracy after a protest at a poultry …
WI researchers use microbes to transform wastewater
By Carolyn Beans for the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.Broadcast version by Judith Ruiz-Branch for Wisconsin News Connection reportin…