Tag: agriculture

For decades, the agriculture department has been indifferent to struggling rural communities. That has to change.

With swift, ambitious and coordinated action, we can indeed provide a healthy and secure diet for the world’s population without further major loss of habitats.

Congress is considering an allocation for the mass killing of farmed animals.

"Consumers have a right to know how gene editing is being used to produce the foods they buy in the market."

The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to begin purchasing US$3 billion in fresh produce, dairy and meat to support farmers and eventually distribute it to food pantries and other organizations feeding Americans in need.

"It's a no-brainer that this kind of pesticide-intensive agriculture shouldn't be allowed on public lands that are critical to wildlife conservation and preservation of the unique ecosystems of the southeastern U.S."

Direct sales and the organic label are not enough to keep family-scale farms viable.

Scientists are warning about a second Silent Spring after a new study found that U.S. agriculture is 48 times more toxic to insects than...

"The central point of this study is to show the need of acquiring an integral vision of the region to fight the destruction that has been taking place.”

Factory farms are exempt from reporting requirements under the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts. Now a new tool can provide solid evidence of the environmental harm they can cause.