Farming

Immokalee Workers Florida

What Farmworkers Can Teach Hollywood About Ending Sexual Harassment What Farmworkers Can Teach Hollywood About Ending Sexual Harassment

A proven model for creating a safer workplace exists in Florida’s tomato fields.

Jan 18, 2018 / Greg Kaufmann

The Buzz Fades

The Buzz Fades The Buzz Fades

Under-resourced in an overworked agricultural system, honeybee colonies are gradually failing in most temperate regions.

Jan 15, 2018 / Raúl Guillén

Corn Cob Farming

Donald Trump Has Sold Out Family Farmers Donald Trump Has Sold Out Family Farmers

Trump claims he’s “fighting for our farmers,” but his policies mainly benefit agribusiness.

Jan 9, 2018 / Zoë Carpenter

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Letters From the November 20-27, 2017, Issue Letters From the November 20-27, 2017, Issue

The farm bill of the future…Toxic present, toxic past…Nuclear insanity…Backyard sustainability…

Nov 2, 2017 / Our Readers

Farmers California wildfires

No Sanctuary in Fire-Stricken California’s Immigrant Communities No Sanctuary in Fire-Stricken California’s Immigrant Communities

Toxic smoke, destroyed homes, and fears of deportation are hitting immigrant communities all at once across Northern California.

Oct 18, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Wisconsin Farmer

Trump Sides With Big Agriculture Over Family Farmers Trump Sides With Big Agriculture Over Family Farmers

Even some Republicans are upset over this corporate handout. 

Oct 18, 2017 / David Dayen

Did Monsanto Ignore Evidence Linking Its Weed Killer to Cancer?

Did Monsanto Ignore Evidence Linking Its Weed Killer to Cancer? Did Monsanto Ignore Evidence Linking Its Weed Killer to Cancer?

This could be the company’s “Big Tobacco” moment.

Oct 12, 2017 / Feature / Rene Ebersole

The Future of Food

The Future of Food The Future of Food

How do we build a just, sustainable food system?

Oct 11, 2017 / Feature / Raj Patel, Saru Jayaraman, John W. Boyd Jr., Lindsey Shute, Dana Perls, and Zoë Carpenter

The Grain That Tastes Like Wheat, but Grows Like a Prairie Grass

The Grain That Tastes Like Wheat, but Grows Like a Prairie Grass The Grain That Tastes Like Wheat, but Grows Like a Prairie Grass

For 12,000 years, human agriculture has cultivated grains that are replanted every year, at enormous environmental cost. Kernza represents a new way forward.

Oct 11, 2017 / Feature / Madeline Ostrander

Corn Cob Farming

Democrats Can Win Rural Voters by Taking on Big Agriculture Democrats Can Win Rural Voters by Taking on Big Agriculture

Identifying the corporate power that holds back farm communities could revive Democratic fortunes. 

Aug 16, 2017 / David Dayen

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