This article was originally published on Undark. Read the original article. Wild Alaskan salmon are a gold standard for American seafood. The long journey from the river to the ocean and back…
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Meet the Maine Teenager-Turned-Landscaper Thanks to Grazing Goats
Anna Zlotkowski has found an unusual–but fitting–afterschool job. Along with finishing her last two years of high school and playing on the basketball team, the 17-year-old has a deep passion for animals….
To Stop New Viruses Infecting Humans, We Must Protect Bat Habitat
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Bats have lived with coronaviruses for millennia. Details are still hazy about how one of these viruses evolved into…
The Great (Sticker Shock) Thanksgiving
Americans won’t have trouble finding a Thanksgiving turkey, but they may wonder if this season’s hens were put on a diet, based on the supply of smaller-sized birds with inflated price tags. …
Are Invasive Species Always Bad?
Often, research surrounding non-native—also referred to as invasive—species focuses on the negative impact of the organisms on the environments they invade. Non-native species are known to wreak havoc; some are even famous…
A Meditation on Slaughter
Earlier this month, our 16 meat chickens came of size to slaughter. Slaughter—such a violent word, and aptly so. There is little gentle about the process, besides the moment I pause to…
Cattle Ranchers On High Alert After Longhorned Tick Found in Missouri
In tough news for Missouri cattle farmers, the Longhorned tick, a creature that causes disease and significant weight loss in cows, has been discovered for the first time in northern Missouri. According…
Paddleboarding Goats Make a Splash on Prince Edward Island
When Devon Saila moved from Ontario to a farmhouse along the southwestern shores of Prince Edward Island in 2015, she had only planned on one thing: starting a goat farm. She’d always…
Ugandan Farmers Embrace Maggots as Solution to Fertilizer Shortage
In reaction to fertilizer shortages worldwide, Ugandan farmers are reaching for an alternative way to fertilize their fields—maggots. The fertilizer shortage is credited mainly to Russia’s war in Ukraine. Together, the countries…
The Quest to Finding a More Sustainable Animal Feed
Across the United States, roughly a quarter of all food produced is directly consumed. That includes fruit, vegetables, wheat, corn, soybeans, nuts, barley and more. A smaller portion goes to biofuels and…