Tag: agriculture
Debt forgiveness in the Bronze Age
Whether in the realms of trade or agriculture, the operative principle was that debtors should not lose their economic liberty by being held liable for “acts of God.”
The rising tide of factory farms: A look at the growing...
There has been a 29 percent increase in cattle farms with 5,000 or more cattle since 2012, and a 17 percent increase in the largest chicken farms.
Big Meat’s aggressive campaign at COP28 a strategic push to influence...
The aim is clear: To disseminate a pro-meat message throughout the summit, countering growing environmental concerns.
A major win against factory farming points to a powerful new...
The victory could provide a glimpse of what a policy-focused national movement against the most climate-destructive forms of animal agriculture could look like.
Progressive groups unveil ‘Rural New Deal’ to ‘reverse decades of economic...
"Rebuilding and renewing supportive social and economic connections across rural and urban lines, empowering rural people and communities, moving away from extractive relationships of the past, is the course we must chart together."
Wildlife Services releases new standards to protect gray wolves from government...
To protect the endangered Mexican gray wolves from government killings, the new set of standards will require more evidence that the livestock animal was alive during the wolf encounter along with additional indicators of wolf involvement.
Russia’s agricultural warfare
The decision to work with Ukraine on such a summit is likely more about Saudi anger over Putin’s recent decision to destroy the grain deal that facilitated the delivery of Ukrainian agricultural products to global markets.
Biotech corporation withdraws permit for mass release of GE mosquitoes
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) announced the withdrawal of the permit that would have released billions of genetically engineered mosquitos throughout agriculture communities across the state.
The meat industry is advertising like Big Oil
The animal agriculture industry is forging ahead with slick advertising campaigns that downplay its impact on climate change, backed up with statistics from Checkoff-funded research programs.
How Indigenous land management practices are a blueprint for climate-resilient agriculture
As a rapidly warming world strains at the shortcomings in industrial farming, key lessons can be taken from Indigenous practices.