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Indiana farm to become first in the nation to adopt new beef standard
Fischer Farms in Saint Anthony, Indiana, has seen a lot of operational changes since its inception during the Civil War. The farm, owned and operated by Joseph Fischer and family for six generations, decided in 2004 to switch from conventional beef production to a process requiring fewer antibiotics.
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The salmon on your plate has a troubling cost. These farms offer hope
Land-based aquaculture is still coming into its own, but it stands to upend an industry plagued by environmental concerns.
Photo by Travis Yewell on Unsplash
The salmon on your plate has a troubling cost. These farms offer hope
Land-based aquaculture is still coming into its own, but it stands to upend an industry plagued by environmental concerns.
Environmental groups sue EPA over water pollution from large livestock farms
They claim waste from the mega farms is contributing to a national clean water crisis.
WHO lists top fungal health threats
The pathogens cause infections that kill millions of people each year and often go undiagnosed. Even when identified, a growing number of infections is resistant to the current crop of drugs.
The trickle-down effect of agriculture in Iowa
Will the state's residents always have to put up with terrible water quality?
Lab to table
Can meat grown in a laboratory help save the planet? And if it can, what’s standing in our way?
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