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Frack Off, New York

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Environmentally minded New Yorkers are crying with glee and natural-gas supporters are raging mad over New York State's ban on fracking.

Listen and Learn: A Podcast on Rare Breed Farm Animals

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The Livestock Conservancy launches a free Heritage Breeds podcast series that every farmer needs to listen to.

GM-Whoa Labeling

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Oregon's GMO-labeling defeat is confirmed, and Vermont's labeling bill has some unhappy people, but expect to see national labeling action next year.

Party Like It’s the Year of Soils

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With 2015—the International Year of Soils—on our heels, here's your chance at a free soil education.

Bye, Bye Bumblebees

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A bumblebee species faces extinction while scientists beg our government for pollinator protection.

New Food Safety Rules Could Cost You Big Money

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The FDA revised its Food Safety and Modernization Act rules and wants feedback by Dec. 15—this means you need to act!

Your Vote Spoke! 6 Ag Issues Addressed in 2014

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Our country went to the polls last week for the 2014 election. Take a look at how the vote influenced food and farming initiatives.

The Farm-Family Connection

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A new survey shows farm families are in need of support, and we're all worse off if they don't get it.

Dear USDA, We Care About Our Soil!

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More than 40 organizations deliver the USDA a letter telling them how soil should be treated for better farms.

EPA Says Yes to More Crop Chemicals

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The Enlist Duo herbicide—Dow Agrosciences' cousin to Agent Orange—has been approved for crop use in six states. Is yours one of them?

7 Names Making the World a Better Place to Eat In

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For World Food Day 2014, here’s a shout-out to seven individuals and organizations advancing good-food movements around the world.

GM is OK, Researchers Say—But What Don’t We Know?

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A recent study reports livestock animals are doing just fine after eating genetically modified feeds, so we should keep feeding them, right?

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