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News
Making Farms Organic Is Paying Off
I talked by phone on Thursday with Garrett Mussi as he was driving around 1,000 acres in California’s San Joaquin…
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World
New York City Banned Foie Gras in 2019. Tell That to the Ducks.
The yearslong battle to ban the delicacy in New York City rages on, with duck farmers, animal rights activists, two…
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World
For British Farmers, the Effects of Brexit Have Become Clearer
In the years since Britain voted to quit the E.U., many Eastern Europeans have left the country, adding to a…
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Business
A Town-by-Town Battle to Sell Americans on Renewable Energy
In the fight against climate change, national goals are facing local resistance. One county scheduled 19 nights of meetings to…
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News
What Growing Up on a Farm Taught Me About Humility
Cold days are better for killing animals. Warmer months demand time in the wheat fields. Plus, heat and sun quickly…
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Health
New York State Finds the City’s Foie Gras Ban Violates Farmers’ Rights
A ruling by the state Department of Agriculture and Markets may stop the city from implementing a law that prohibits…
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News
Why Do We Keep Destroying the Homes of The World’s Creatures? Dinner
The earth is in the midst of the worst mass extinction since an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million…
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World
Can Responsible Travel to Hawaii Be Fun? We Gave It a Try.
When I told a friend that I planned to stay in an off-the-grid cabin on a farm in Hawaii, her…
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World
French Police Guard Water as Seasonal Drought Intensifies
MAUZÉ-SUR-LE-MIGNON, France — Wearing bulletproof vests and carrying guns, the gendarmes appear suddenly in the middle of farm fields misted…