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Farmer Uses Flies To Pollinate Cauliflower

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The Australian vegetable grower has become the country’s first to use flies as pollinators.

Genetically Modified Pets Are Here

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Genetic modification isn’t just for corn and soy beans these days.

Grow Your Own Mealworms With This Countertop Hive

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The Livin Farms Insect Hive offers a sustainable protein alternative.

Looking to Keep Your Chickens Warm This Winter? Try Knitted Sweaters

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The clothes are specifically knitted for the battery hens that have been rescued.

Ferrari Designer Has Just Made A Tractor

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The design house behind Ferrari models unveiled its tractor at the Agritechnica trade show in Germany.

Now Your Dog Can Enjoy Farm-To-Table Food, Too

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The Nutro Company/Facebook If you go in the pet food aisle of any store, you’re likely to see a large variety of products—probably more than you would have thought. There are plain, regular dry foods that don’t make too big a dent in your wallet. There are canned wet foods, some of which look fancier […]

Goats Leave Colorado Springs Before Their Job is Done

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The goats’ herder says the goats were taken out of the town prematurely because locals are refusing to keep their dogs on leashes.

Grove Ecosystem Lets You Grow A Salad In Your Home

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Instagram Living in a city does not provide much space for gardens. It’s great if you have a house with a large backyard, but that’s not the case for many city dwellers. If you’re confined to apartment living or have a townhouse, condo or house with not enough backyard space for a garden, you’re limited […]

How To Tell If An Egg Came From A Healthy Chicken

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How do you know if you have a good-quality egg? It’s all in the color and texture of the yolk.

Pollinator News Roundup

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So you haven’t been keeping up on the latest bee and pollinator research? Not to worry—that’s what we’re here for.

10 Best Tweets Since NPR Rescued A Chicken

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Twitter NPR rescued a chicken yesterday, and it’s gotten lots of media attention. Seriously. Staffers at the Washington, D.C., location found a hen trying to cross the road (again, we’re not making this up) by the NPR headquarters. NPR posted a story about it, which included an interview with chicken expert and Arizona State University […]

Living In The City Stresses Bees Out, Study Suggests

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Andrey Pavlov/Hemera/Thinkstock A certain amount of stress goes along with living in a city. It could be the smog that gets to you. It could be the large number of people, the cost, the traffic or a number of other factors. While we know that humans face these stressors daily, what we may not have […]

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