farmers
I Left the City to Become a Farm Labourer and Here’s What I Learned
Following Environment Secretary Andrea Leadsom’s recent plea for young British workers to take up jobs in agricultural labouring, I’ve spent the last month on a Lincolnshire farm.
Back-to-Basics Farming Is the Only Way to Save Beef
“It’s quite clear that we should be eating less beef, but to a higher standard.” Here's how.
How Long Will It Be Before Robots Replace Farm Workers?
With minimum wages creeping up, industries like agriculture—which have long-used cheap, often migrant labor—might be tempted to invest in labor-replacing equipment.
Swiss Cows Know How to Party
Photographer Laurie Franck went to Berner Oberland to welcome the cows coming home after spending the summer up the mountains.
Food Hacking: Talking Tomatoes
Simon Klose meets an advertising agency that makes organic vegetables that speak to customers with the voices of their farmers.
This Suffolk Farm Holds the Secret to Perfect Barbecue
Kenton Hall Estate Farm is home to a herd of rare Longhorn cows, a breed London chef Neil Rankin has chosen for the grilled beef dishes at his new restaurant. “I look for that pure, beefy flavour,” he says, as we take a tour of the farm.
Farmers Use Slack and Share Memes At Work, Too
Some things are the same whether you work in an office in Brooklyn or a dairy farm in Pennsylvania.
Dairy Companies Want Fizzy Milk to Be the Next Big Thing
Arla, which is owned by 12,500 farmers, will begin rolling out its new fizzy milk offerings in test markets in the UK, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates.
Sask. RCMP ‘Fueled Hate’ After Indigenous Man Shot Dead, Say Chiefs
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says Saskatchewan police fanned racist flames by focusing on alleged theft, not the killing of Colten Boushie.
Why Chefs Should Grow Their Own Food
The reason I grow is because I am searching for the highest quality things for my restaurant, Sons & Daughters. I guess you can call it a chef approach to farming.
Diabolical Nut Thieves Are Making Millions Stealing Almonds
Last year, thieves robbed California nut companies to the tune of $4.6 million. Now that they've gotten a taste of that sweet nut money, they're hooked.
Farmers Have an Alarmingly High Suicide Rate, and We’ve Known for Decades
Two recent reports add more evidence to the unique mental health stresses that farmers face.