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Thieves are stealing California’s scarce water. Where’s it going? Illegal marijuana farms.

07.22.2021
Julie Cart
The megadrought is just one factor driving up the price of your bread
07.21.2021
by Alexandra Jones
Mexico is phasing out imports of glyphosate and GMO corn. Supporters say that could reverse years of damage from U.S. trade policy.
07.19.2021
by Renée Alexander + Simran Sethi
A cattle rancher built a business selling grass-fed beef in-person. When Covid hit, she had to figure out how to sell online.
07.14.2021
by Jenny Kahrl + Mike Dang
The Biden administration has defended Trump’s pesticide decisions
07.12.2021
by Johnathan Hettinger
Will history repeat in a dry Klamath Basin this summer?
06.22.2021
by Anna V. Smith / High Country News
GRAPHIC: Expect to pay more for food in 2021–except for eggs
06.07.2021
by Pamela Dempsey
New research attempts to pinpoint “Why do small farms matter?” Critics say that’s not the right question.
06.04.2021
by Lela Nargi
Can U.S. chocolate companies be liable for child-labor abuses in the global cocoa supply chain?
06.02.2021
by Simran Sethi
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