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Lifestyle
Gag Order: Why States Are Banning Factory-Farm Whistleblowers
Lawmakers wanted to crack down on the folks who hurt their bottom line: animal welfare advocates.
Lifestyle
Big Egg Deal Gives America's Crowded Chickens More Space to Roam
A new agreement with egg farmers could usher in the first federal law addressing the treatment of farm animals. This is nothing to squawk at.
Environment
To Heat a Greenhouse, Add Some Chickens
At Vermont’s Green Mountain College, students designed and built a chicken coop that helps heat the college farm's greenhouse.
Environment
How Young Scientists Are Determining the Future of Organic Farming—and Craft Beer
One of the country's first organic plant breeding fellowships is funding a Washington State University graduate student studying barley for beer.
