The NW Ag Show continues on Thursday, Jan. 15 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday, Jan. 16 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Oregon State Fairgrounds and Expo Center in Salem. A full slate of speakers is ...
Insects are strange, wondrous beings. Butterflies can see parts of the light spectrum that are invisible to human eyes and use these ultraviolet patterns to find their way to tasty plants. Moths use ...
A farmer holds a handful of locusts in Pakistan. Photographer: Asim Hafeez/Bloomberg Raising animals intensively for food is the biggest source of animal cruelty on the planet. It also happens to be a ...
Food production is the biggest contributor to climate change, accounting for almost a third of global greenhouse gas ...
The combined effects of climate change and agriculture may be responsible for large declines in insect populations around the world, with worst-hit regions seeing a 49 per cent drop in numbers. “In ...
We may even find that some insects are wholly unsuited to farming in this way. More broadly, national and international bodies responsible for ensuring the welfare of animals in farming and food ...
Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. But just as we are starting to understand insect senses, something is shifting in the ...