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In the U.S., the dinner plate-sized Dropcopter drone can now be seen releasing dry pollen from what looks like a WW2 aircraft ball turret under its belly. One person can manually pollinate five to ...

By Theodore Ross The high cost of beef is probably not breaking news for most readers of this newsletter. We see it in the ...

In response to what they allege is years of price-gouging and collusion, many of the Big Four’s business partners have filed lawsuits — including grocery store chains Kroger and ...

Last month, with great fanfare, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveiled the new dietary guidelines for Americans. The advice was muddled—eat more meat but not more saturated fat!—and likely shaped by the very ...

“This week, hundreds of thousands of Haitian migrants faced an uncertain future as the Trump administration fought in federal court to revoke their legal status and deport them. But despite these ...

But the changes to the H-2A visa backed by the Trump administration won't solve farmers' labor problem, and will make the serious health and safety issues that farmworkers face even worse. Shortly ...

“My dad and I have accidentally found ourselves in the funeral-catering business. In many ways, it is the perfect gig for my father, a retired chef with a penchant for gossiping over an afternoon pint ...

This week, hundreds of thousands of Haitian migrants faced an uncertain future as the Trump administration fought in federal court to revoke their legal status and deport them. But despite these ...

Last Friday, we published the latest installment in FERN’s “Trouble on the line” special series that documents the challenges, struggles — and in this case, small victories — of foreign-born workers ...

Back Forty will bring you periodic reviews, interviews and reporter insights about the stories they wrote. We hope you enjoy it as a companion to our main content on TheFERN.org and our Ag Insider ...

The sinking of the Gulf Livestock 1 was an existential moment for farm animal exporters. Some of those lessons are being forgotten. Australian Livestock are channelled from cattle trucks, onto the ...