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Opinion
The Truth About Your Bacon
We used to raise hogs on our family farm here, and to be honest I didn’t much like them. Defenders…
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World
Why Is Switzerland — of All Places — Importing So Much Cheese?
The cheese-proud country has recently imported more of the stuff than it exports, a worry for farmers and traditionalists.
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Health
3 Smart Techniques for Better (and Beautiful) Strawberry Desserts
Those luscious berries have a downside: All that liquid can weigh down baked goods, but Melissa Clark has solutions.
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U.S.
Preserving the Legacy of Japanese American Farms in Southern California
Hatano Farm, the last vestige of what was once a thriving agricultural community, was named a point of historical interest,…
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U.S.
Behind the Story: Can U.F.W. Make a Comeback?
The United Farm Workers union hopes a California law can help it regain lost influence.
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World
They’re Betting the Family Farm on Weed
Come summer, the warehouse at Hepworth Farms will be filled with Cherokee Purples, Pink Berkeley Tie-Dyes and dozens more of…
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Health
Bird Flu Outbreak Puts Mink Farms Back in the Spotlight
A new variant of avian influenza appears capable of spreading among mammals, highlighting the need for more proactive surveillance, experts…
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World
China’s Bid to Improve Food Production? Giant Towers of Pigs.
The first sows arrived in late September at the hulking, 26-story high-rise towering above a rural village in central China.…
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Opinion
Making Farms Organic Is Paying Off
I talked by phone on Thursday with Garrett Mussi as he was driving around 1,000 acres in California’s San Joaquin…
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World
New York City Banned Foie Gras in 2019. Tell That to the Ducks.
The yearslong battle to ban the delicacy in New York City rages on, with duck farmers, animal rights activists, two…
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