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Cutting pesticide use on farms doubles abundance of wild pollinators

In a three-year study on US farms, the numbers of wild pollinators and commercial bees were much higher in fields where pesticides were applied only when needed

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Microplastics found in the soil on farms used to grow crops

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Free range pigs digging food in the dirt

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How do captive animals really feel, and can we make them happier?

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CF2MRN Sheep grazing on the banks of the River Till at Twizel, a tributary of the River Tweed.

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Farming destroyed UK rivers to meet food demand – here's how we fix it

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Larry Brown, owner of Brown's Farm, which produces sustainable eggs for NestFresh, walks around the property in Gonzales, Texas, U.S., on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Farmers are betting they can profit further with specialty eggs by adding another layer of premiumization: eggs from a special type of sustainable farm that can be trumpeted as being better for the planet. Photographer: Mary Kang/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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We already have ethical options for replacing industrial farming

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Cheese Store at The Ethical Dairy

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Why I can once again eat cheese with a clear conscience

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The sheep return to the stable after grazing at the

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Photos of solar sheep and an eco-winery capture Italy’s green journey

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Vertical farm cuts energy use 75 per cent by using sunlight

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Vertical farm cuts energy use 75 per cent by using sunlight

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Honeybees benefit from strips of native plants embedded in farmland

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Painting of hunter-gatherers

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Hunter-gatherer genes gave European farmers an immunity boost

An analysis of ancient genomes has revealed that the descendants of Stone Age farmers in Europe and hunter-gatherers gained more genes from the latter group than expected

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Was the shift to farming really the worst mistake in human history?

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China can make staple crops carbon-negative by adding biochar to soil

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Life

Putting solar panels in grazing fields is good for sheep

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Smart dairy farms are using AI scanners to monitor cows' health

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