Animal Welfare

Elwood and Nora Pahi. (Photo © Thosh Collins)

Navajo Beef Brings Traditional Practices and Modern Business to Ranching

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10.08.18
pigs being transported by truck

Why Are Sows in Factory Farms Dying in Surprising Numbers?

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10.01.18
Hogs inside an Iowa concentrated feedlot operation. (Photo credit: U.S. EPA)

Iowans Unite to Stop Hog Farms From Polluting Their Community

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09.27.18

Building the Mecca of Heritage Poultry in Kansas

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08.23.18
Cowhands drive the 200-head longhorn herd at the 1,800-acre Lonesome Pine Ranch, a working cattle ranch that is part of the Texas Ranch Life ranch resort near Chappell Hill in Austin County, Texas. (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith / Library of Congress)

Everything’s Bigger in Texas—Except Its Support for Small Farmers

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07.23.18
fish labeling

Fish Fraud is Real. What Should We Eat?

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06.29.18
A North Carolina hog CAFO and its waste lagoons. (Photo courtesy of Waterkeeper Alliance)

In North Carolina, New Pollution Allegations Add to Residents’ Woes Over Factory Farms

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06.26.18
Sarah Flack. (Photo courtesy of Sarah Flack)

The Grazing Expert Helping Farmers Build Resilient Ecosystems

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06.18.18
PastureMap's Christine Su. (Photo courtesy of PastureMap)

PastureMap Brings a High-Tech Approach to Sustainable Grazing

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06.08.18
Frank Reese's heritage chickens at Good Shepherd Poultry. (Photo credit: Jim Turner)

Who Gets to Define Heritage Breed Chickens?

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06.06.18
Greg Massa, Raquel Krach, and a newborn lamb.

Growing California Rice and Almonds Against the Grain

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05.29.18
Francesca Chaney in front of Sol Sips, her vegan cafe in Brooklyn. (Photo courtesy Sol Sips)

The Entrepreneur Making Healthy Food Accessible to Her Brooklyn Neighborhood

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05.18.18
Piglets on a slatted floor like those used in Iowa CAFOs. (Photo credit: agnormark)

Iowa Residents to Sue the State Over Air Emissions from Industrial Hog Farms

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05.16.18

McDonald’s Sells More Chicken Than Beef. This Campaign Demands it Treat Birds Better

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04.19.18

Can Responsible Grazing Make Beef Climate-Neutral?

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04.10.18
Pigs in confinement. (Photo by agnormark on iStockPhoto)

After a Decade of Promises, Has the Food Industry Made Progress on Gestation Crates?

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03.21.18
Kristi Mogan of Dakota Rural Action.

Putting a Face on the Rural Fight Against Corporate Farms

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03.20.18
farmer with free range chickens

How an Iowa Law Requiring Grocers to Sell Conventional Eggs is Stirring Controversy

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03.09.18