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The Farmer’s Guide to Voting

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Finding the truth about candidates' ag views—or any views for that matter!—is hard. Here's how to do your research so you can be confident in your Election Day vote.

How Safe Are Foster Farms’ Chickens?

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Outbreaks of salmonella and listeria. Brutal beatings. What’s happening at a West Coast chicken processor makes me question its claim to humane.

Monsanto’s Magically Appearing GM Wheat

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First unauthorized Roundup-resistant wheat was found growing in Oregon, and now it's in Montana—and it's all illegal.

Food Forward: Television That Won’t Rot Your Brain

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Most reality TV has me reaching for the "off” button, but this is one show I can get behind.

Save Yourself: Save Your Seeds

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For the next 30 days, Vandana Shiva is calling sustainable farmers around the world to fight for the right to save seeds.

4 Things PETA’s Chicken Video Game Got Wrong

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PETA hopes its "I, Chicken” virtual reality experience will turn chicken eaters into vegans, but it leaves us in the real world wanting more.

GMOs or Pesticides: Which Evil Would You Choose?

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In a farm-focused round of "Would You Rather,” we asked you which was the bigger problem: GMOs or pesticides.

5 Ways to Slow Your Bacon

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As Slow Food USA revs up their Slow Meat campaign, here are five things in the works to help both farmers and consumers care about the meat they eat.

Let Us Grow Up to Be Farmers

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If you want to be a small-scale farmer, don’t be fooled—you’ll put in many hours to make a living, but there are small glimmers of hope we can make this lifestyle work.

Yes, People Eat Bugs—So Why Don’t You Farm Them?

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Eating insects is really a thing—technically called entomophagy—and farmers, now’s your chance to jump in on this emerging market.

Is Ebola Coming to a Barn Near You?

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With a tragic Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, consider the possibility of this disease among your pigs.

5 Baby Names Inspired By Your Farm

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Babies are often named after someone or something. We came up with 5 that honor your garden.

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