On a crisp, windy day in March, 17-year-old Norman Garcia-Lopez tries to coax a donkey and a herd of 14 sheep from a fenced yard out to open pasture. “Come on, Miss Easter,” he says, holding a shallow ...

Scientists and farmers are now seeking to stop the spread of a farm-raised golden oysters mushrooms into the wild.

American farmers would prefer not to use H-2A, and farmworker advocates say the program enables abuse. So how did it become agriculture’s go-to option?

As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, Civil Eats remains dedicated to celebrating the complexity and diversity of the nation’s food system. Here, we offer a series that seeks to expand the ...

Compostable bioplastics are largely made using the same processes as for traditional plastics, using either plant materials ...

When Lynn Utesch and his wife, Nancy, started their grass-fed beef operation in central Wisconsin just over two decades ago, they were surrounded by relatively small family-run dairy operations. Those ...

The catastrophic fire that just ravaged more than 2,000 acres and at least 2,000 homes on Maui, and claimed 114 lives and counting is inextricably linked to the island’s agricultural history. Expand ...

New York Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani’s proposal to open five city-run grocery stores has grocery industry executives—and other political foes—clutching their pearls. Critics call it a socialist ...

Less than a week after President Donald Trump signed an executive order supporting regenerative agriculture practices that he said would “reduce overall use” of chemical pesticides, his Environmental ...

Canada Agreement will now be up for renegotiation every year, which critics say will mean uncertainty for American farmers.

In 2017, Larry Stone heard whispers about construction taking place near his home in Clayton County, Iowa. A retired photographer, Stone pulled up to the site, located around 20 miles away from where ...

For decades, regardless of who’s been president, some leaders in key government food and farm departments have had strong industry ties. But during his first term, President Donald Trump supercharged ...