In search of answers on how underwater plants are pollinated, scientists have recently discovered the bees of the sea. For centuries, scientists believed that pollination of seagrasses like dioecious red alga, or…
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Farmers’ Battle Against, and Now For, Milkweed
From behind the driving wheel of his pickup truck, Don Guinnip turned the ignition key, flipped on the A/C and immediately rolled down the windows. The sticky, midsummer air barely budged even…
Meet the New York Dairy Sisters Showcasing Real Life on the Farm
The NY Farm Girls want to show the world what modern-day dairy farming looks like. Frustrated by the narrative that paints dairy farmers as cruel and uncaring, the three sisters—Evelyn (23), Claudia…
New Zealand Wants to Tax Cow Burps and Farts
As of last summer, the island nation of New Zealand was home to 6.3 million head of dairy cattle, up 82 percent over the last two decades. The country also holds 3.8…
Opinion: Feeding Insects to Cows Could Make Meat and Dairy More Sustainable
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. The world’s population is growing, and so is the challenge of feeding everyone. Current projections indicate that by 2050,…
Rapid Tests Can Help Curb Deadly Infections in Livestock, Too
In response to a rising threat of outbreaks in livestock, researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario developed a rapid test to quickly identify hogs infected with Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea, a deadly…
Mormon Crickets Swarm Oregon Farms
The chirps of crickets heard among grasslands isn’t necessarily a relaxing summer night sound for ranchers and farmers. For those located in the West, it could be a sign of a disastrous…
These Chicken Nuggets Are Anything But Boneless
Americans eat a lot of chicken and show no signs of stopping. Since the 1970s, the amount of chicken eaten has steadily risen each year. In 2021, Americans consumed an average of…
Can Finding New Culinary Markets for Green Crabs Help Curb the Invasive Species?
The bad news about green crabs is that they’re pretty much everywhere. At least, that’s the case up and down much of the East Coast, from Nova Scotia to South Carolina. Flip…
Meet the Gay Goat Guys, a Modern Couple Committed to Putting Animals First
While they are known as the “Gay Goat Guys,” neither Chad Snelling nor Jeff Wince had any plans to market themselves that way—or to raise goats, for that matter. Neither man grew…