At first glance, investment in the meat and dairy industry looks attractive. Global meat consumption is expected to grow over the next decade to a projected increase of 14% by 2030, according to the ...
Intensive livestock farming could raise the risk of new pandemics, researchers have warned. Industrialized farming is often thought to reduce the risk of zoonotic diseases (those transmitted from ...
The commercial livestock supplies market is anticipated to witness steady growth during the forecast period, driven by rise in global demand for animal protein, expansion of intensive livestock ...
Local councils are giving the green light to large-scale pig and poultry farms with patchy or non-existent climate data Plans for intensive livestock “megafarms” are omitting crucial climate impacts, ...
A dispute over the use of farmland near Lac Pelletier Regional Park took some twists and turns in 2025. A group known as the ...
In a legal first, Spanish citizens have launched court action against national and regional authorities over intensive pig-rearing. The residents say the mismanagement of pollution from decades of ...
Scientists agree that changes in land use such as deforestation, not just emissions of greenhouse gases, can play a significant role altering the world's climate systems. Now, a new study reveals how ...
Howdy, my name is Megan Webb. I’m a sixth-generation agriculturalist raised on a family farm, Flying W Farms, in Burlington, West Virginia. Elders in my family have mindfully cultivated the Patterson ...
Agroecosystems are the living communities of soil, plants, and animals that constitute our farms, croplands, orchards, pastures, and rangelands. More than 90% of all the crops and livestock we consume ...
Swiss-themed cow bells are displayed for sale inside a souvenir store in Lucerne, Switzerland, on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013. The Swiss National Bank will abolish its franc ceiling once it starts raising ...
From the Amazon to Africa, tropical regions are widely expected to play a growing role in supplying food to the world. With global population on the rise, many policy experts and conservationists see ...