Dairy and livestock operations are California’s largest source of methane emissions.
From Risk to Resilience in Nebraska’s Hog Industry
After years of financial risk, a Nebraska farm family finds stability and renewed purpose through a different way of raising hogs.
Op-Ed | First We Subsidized Factory Farms. Now We’re Redesigning Animals for Them.
A new report warns that genetically engineered animals will deepen the harms of factory farming—just as the Senate debates the next Farm Bill.
Save Our Bacon Act Left Out of Senate Farm Bill
The Bill was “hemorrhaging support in the Senate,” says one advocate.
A Farmer’s Dream Takes Root on 22 Acres of Forgotten Christmas Trees
Austin Ehrisman’s father thought he was “a little bit crazy” when started farming on an old Christmas tree farm.
Book Excerpt | Meat: How the Next Agricultural Revolution Will Transform Humanity’s Favorite Food―and Our Future
Bruce Friedrich’s new book Meat: How the Next Agricultural Revolution Will Transform Humanity’s Favorite Food―and Our Future argues that plant-based and cultivated meat are humanity’s best hope of mitigating the harms of modern animal agriculture. As a part of making…
The Struggle—and Hope—for the Next Generation of Farmers
“The next generation is looking towards their future and thinking, how am I even going to get started?” says farmer Michelle Arp.
Community Is Essential to Farmer Resilience in Ireland
As a young farmer, Dennehy and 16 of his peers formed a group to help one another face the challenges of the agriculture sector. 30 years later, they’re gathering at the start of each month.
Confinement Hog Farms Fuel a Public Health Crisis in Iowa: ‘Nobody Wants to Admit this Is What’s Happening’
Iowa has the second-highest rate of cancer incidence in the United States.
Protecting Family Farms ‘Takes All of Us Making Little Decisions Every Day’
Sabrina Servais realized that she didn’t have to travel the world to change it. She could make the impact she wanted right on her family’s farm.
‘We’ve Been Called the Crazy Ones:’ Iowa Farmers Going Against the Norm
The Wilson family fits the typical, idyllic vision of an American family farm: multiple generations working together to continue the family legacy. But “we’re definitely the minority,” says April.
Soil First: Protecting Ethiopia’s Farmland for the Next Generation
CIMMYT is working with farmers in Ethiopia to scale sustainable intensification, an approach to boost yields and restore soil health.
Op-Ed | Exploring a Just Transition for Livestock Agriculture and Cellular Agriculture
Regenerative livestock farming, cellular agriculture, and precision fermentation each play a role in strengthening the food supply.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Gene-Edited Livestock, Water Scarcity Solutions, and Ocean Deregulation
This week, we’re looking at deregulated fishing zones, drought solutions in Libya, and a stalled FDA response to food safety violations.
Bringing Back ‘The Old Way’ of Pig Farming
This fourth-generation Iowa farmer is committed to raising pigs “the old way” with room to roam and no antibiotics.
Family Farmer Finds a Connection to Eaters Through Livestock
“Livestock changes the focus of everything,” says third-generation farmer Randy Hutton, Jr. “It completes the loop.”
Sustainability Means ‘Freedom to Really Farm How We Should Be Farming’
Farmer Trisha Zachman is hopeful for the future, seeing more companies looking to source responsibly raised ingredients.
Easy and ‘Modern’ Isn’t Always the Best Way: The Promise of Sustainable, Humane Pig Farming
Kody McCleary, a 24 year old producer, says that maintaining the family farm for the next generation is his number one goal.
A Young Farmer Makes the Business Case for Humane Hog Farming
The family’s farm shows how smaller-scale, humane hog farming can be both environmentally and economically sustainable.
Cream Co. Meats Is Reshaping the Meat Industry One Farm at a Time
By sourcing meat locally, the company is working to promote resilience, reduce reliance on centralized production methods, and empower small farmers.