Modern Farmer

JULY 12, 2024

No matter the perception of reality, animal agriculture is still the second-largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions behind fossil fuels and is the number one cause of deforestation and biodiversity loss. It turns out that Democratic policies weren’t good then either, and our family ended up losing our farm.”

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Cultivation Cattle Science Ranching 67

Food Tank

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Transfarmation and Industrial Farm Animal Production, the Environment, and Public Health focus on the experience within the animal agriculture industry. And historians take readers back to the origins of the modern food system in books including Devoured, Leftovers, and Nuggets of Gold.

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Food Agriculture Agriculture Supply Chain 133

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Through captivating case studies, Thurow’s hopeful book showcases farmers who have boldly gone against the grain of modern agriculture orthodoxy and are instead embracing regenerative practices—like agroecology and permaculture—that restore soil health, enhance biodiversity, and promote resilience against climate change.

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Food Farming Farming Agriculture 137

Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

But it’s a top priority for many organic farmers who feel they’re being undercut by companies that want to cash in on higher prices for organic while raising animals primarily indoors on large industrial farms. Read More: Inside the Rural Resistance to CAFOs Animal Agriculture Is Dangerous Work.

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Farming Farming Food Processing 143