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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

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

Civil Eats

Leafy greens, such as lettuce, have a high transfer rate and can easily carry dangerous levels of forever chemicals as can hay and grasses usedfor animal forage. The challenge facing the scientists now is the removal of the PFAS from the hemp plants once they’re harvested.

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The whole dam truth

Food Environment and Reporting Network

slide-intro --> The ranching industry’s toxic grass problem By Robert Langellier , March 27, 2024 Buzzkill By Dan Charles , December 18, 2023 How mushrooms can prevent megafires By Stephen Robert Miller , July 10, 2023 A remote Alaska village depended on the snow crab harvest for survival. Then billions of crabs died.

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20 Sustainable Sips to Cheer For

Food Tank

Kernza® is a deeply rooted perennial grain harvested from intermediate wheatgrass and provided to the breweries by A-Frame Farm in Minnesota. “By completely reuses all bagasse (the residual pulp left after juice is extracted from sugar cane) as biofuel and compost. for a new beer initiative. In 2016, Rhum J.M Rise & Win Brewing Co.,

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

Food Environment and Reporting Network

slide-intro --> A remote Alaska village depended on the snow crab harvest for survival. Herbicides and habitat loss have destroyed the bees’ forage. Share Tweet This Story’s Impact 170 MILLION MONTHLY UNIQUE VIEWERS GLOBALLY This article is part of FERN’s series The Biodiversity Crisis /.slide-intro

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Trouble at sea

Food Environment and Reporting Network

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

Food Environment and Reporting Network

slide-intro --> A remote Alaska village depended on the snow crab harvest for survival. Herbicides and habitat loss have destroyed the bees’ forage. Share Tweet This Story’s Impact 170 MILLION MONTHLY UNIQUE VIEWERS GLOBALLY This article is part of FERN’s series The Biodiversity Crisis /.slide-intro

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