Browsing: farming
‘These cows you see dead are worth between $2,500 and $3,000 apiece’: Texas ranchers pick up the pieces after wildfire
First, the flames came storming across the vistas of the Texas Panhandle, burning through the grassy plains and scrub land…
Meet the 55-year-old veterinarian who walked away from a 6-figure salary in the prime of her career because corporate ownership drove her to the nonprofit world
Alicia Bye hit a breaking point about 11 years ago. At age 43, she co-owned two animal clinics in Texas,…
Macron jeered by angry farmers at Paris Agricultural Fair: ‘You have grievances. You do not have a government that’s completely deaf’
French President Emmanuel Macron was greeted with boos and whistles at the opening of the Paris Agricultural Fair on Saturday…
Meet Craig Underwood, the 81-year-old farming millionaire whose chilis made sriracha hot until ‘everybody turned out to be a loser’
In the 1980s, Craig Underwood was a fourth-generation California farmer, struggling with the region’s changing agricultural landscape, when he stepped…
Everyone in Europe supports the farmers, but it’s often just too expensive to buy French-grown food
Truck driver Jeremy Donf understands French farmers are struggling and he wants to support local food producers. But like many…
Avian flu devastates California’s ‘egg basket’ after spurring nearly 82 million slaughters nationwide: ‘There’s no way I can stop the wild birds’
Last month, Mike Weber got the news every poultry farmer fears: His chickens tested positive for avian flu. Following government rules,…
‘It shows they are fed up. It’s a revolt’: European farmers are furious with the EU for 3 main reasons—and one has to do with Ukraine
With roadblocks and street protests, farmers in France demonstrated Wednesday across the country and in Brussels against low wages and…
Urban Farming Has A Shockingly High Climate Cost — Here’s How Growers Can Bring Carbon Down, According To Scientists
Topline Fruit and vegetables grown on urban farms, which are often touted as a healthier and more sustainable, are often…