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Ariel and horse
As a rancher, I feed people while caring for the land. So why wasn’t I feeding myself?
Ariel and horse
02.24.2020
by Ariel Greenwood
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We changed our name. Here’s why.
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01.28.2020
by The Counter
GM salmon leaps another legal hurdle. Next up: Another legal hurdle
01.13.2020
by Patrick Clinton
sustainable seafood black cod
In Memoriam: Sustainable Seafood, 1992-2019
sustainable seafood black cod
12.19.2019
by Nicolaas Mink
Perfect Day Protein Powder
Taste testing the ice cream that cost $60 million to create in a lab
Perfect Day Protein Powder
07.11.2019
by Paul Shapiro
Manipulation of DNA with bare hands, tweezers and a scalpel - drawing
FDA regulates gene-edited animals like drugs, not food. That’s a mistake.
Manipulation of DNA with bare hands, tweezers and a scalpel - drawing
03.05.2019
by Alison Van Eenennaam + The Counter
A new study claims to have found that toxin intake is lowered by eating organic. But what's the real takeaway for eaters? Credit: Flickr / UGA CAES/Extension, February 2019
A new study claims eating organic reduces pesticide intake. It’s totally misleading.
A new study claims to have found that toxin intake is lowered by eating organic. But what's the real takeaway for eaters? Credit: Flickr / UGA CAES/Extension, February 2019
02.13.2019
by Patrick Clinton
Absent genetic advances, agricultural productivity will decline to 1980s levels due to climate change. Credit: Flickr / Carl Wycoff, December 2018.
President Trump is denying what Iowa farmers already know: The rains are coming heavier every year.
Absent genetic advances, agricultural productivity will decline to 1980s levels due to climate change. Credit: Flickr / Carl Wycoff, December 2018.
12.05.2018
by Art Cullen + Tom Cullen
A new study finds that organic produce is linked to lower risk of cancer. Here's what that's possibly not the case. Credit: Suzie's Farm, October 2018
A new study says organic food cuts cancer risk by 25 percent. Take that with a massive grain of salt
A new study finds that organic produce is linked to lower risk of cancer. Here's what that's possibly not the case. Credit: Suzie's Farm, October 2018
10.23.2018
by Patrick Clinton
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