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The whole dam truth

Food Environment and Reporting Network

million acres of the Central Valley. Herbicides and habitat loss have destroyed the bees’ forage. million acres of almond trees bearing nuts and another 300,000 acres of trees still too young to need pollination. Each acre of mature trees is supposed to be pollinated by two honeybee colonies. has averaged 2.67

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A remote Alaska village depended on the snow crab harvest for survival. Then billions of crabs died.

Food Environment and Reporting Network

million acres of the Central Valley. Herbicides and habitat loss have destroyed the bees’ forage. million acres of almond trees bearing nuts and another 300,000 acres of trees still too young to need pollination. Each acre of mature trees is supposed to be pollinated by two honeybee colonies. has averaged 2.67

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A chilling effect: How farms can help pollinators survive the stress of climate change

Food Environment and Reporting Network

million acres of the Central Valley. Herbicides and habitat loss have destroyed the bees’ forage. million acres of almond trees bearing nuts and another 300,000 acres of trees still too young to need pollination. Each acre of mature trees is supposed to be pollinated by two honeybee colonies. has averaged 2.67

Farming 52
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Trouble at sea

Food Environment and Reporting Network

million acres of the Central Valley. Herbicides and habitat loss have destroyed the bees’ forage. million acres of almond trees bearing nuts and another 300,000 acres of trees still too young to need pollination. Each acre of mature trees is supposed to be pollinated by two honeybee colonies. has averaged 2.67

Orchard 52
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PFAS Shut Maine Farms Down. Now, Some Are Rebounding.

Civil Eats

In late 2021, the Maine DEP identified 60 sites where 10,000 cubic yards of biosolids were applied as fertilizer with homes within half an acre of the application, a practice the agency called “Tier 1” because it presented the highest risk to human health. The spreading of sludge as fertilizer remains legal in all U.S.

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The deep roots of Mexico’s trade dispute with U.S. over GMO corn

Food Environment and Reporting Network

million acres of the Central Valley. Herbicides and habitat loss have destroyed the bees’ forage. million acres of almond trees bearing nuts and another 300,000 acres of trees still too young to need pollination. Each acre of mature trees is supposed to be pollinated by two honeybee colonies. has averaged 2.67

Orchard 52