agriculture
Man Who Has Never Had an Actual Job Encourages Laid-Off Workers to Pick Fruit
Some have criticized Prince Charles' suggestion that people out of work due to coronavirus sign up for underpaid physical labor.
Farmers Are Euthanizing Thousands of Chickens Despite Surging Egg Demand
While some farmers can barely meet the influx of orders, others have been forced to kill tens of thousands of birds.
China May Have Beaten Coronavirus, But Now It Could Be Facing a Food Crisis
“China’s agricultural industry has collapsed.”
Malaria Is Devastating Rwanda's Rice Farmers — but the Government Still Won't Commit to This Easy Fix
Rice farmers put food on Rwandans' tables and prop up the economy, but get little help coping with the malaria-carrying mosquitoes in their fields.
Your Fancy Honey Might Not Actually Be Honey
It may have been sweetened, heated, filtered, and turned into a fraud—and the entire agricultural system is at risk as a result.
It's Absurd to Think People Have Total Control Over the Food They Eat
Researchers found that the same foods that are good for you are good for the environment. Still, access to them varies significantly by demographic.
Human-Caused Wildfires Caused the Sky to Change Color in Indonesia
The nation's worst fire season since 2015 spurred one Twitter user to say, "This is Earth, not the planet Mars."
Iowa Farmers Explain How Trump’s Trade War Is Hurting Them
"We're selling beans at a price that's below our cost of production," one farmer said of her soybeans.
Brutal Murder of 19 People in Mexico Could Be Related to Avocado Trade, Expert Says
A researcher believes the horrifying public display of bodies that took place in Uruapan this week stems back to the high demand for avocados.
‘Kiwigate’ Is France’s Latest Food Fraud Scam
Fruit producers passed Italian kiwis off as French so they could charge more per fruit and earned over $6 million in profit.
‘The Way We Eat Now’ Untangles the Confusing World of Modern Eating
Bee Wilson's new book is a rigorous look at the global and economic forces that shape how we feed ourselves.