Food & Agriculture

Local Barley Becomes Local Booze at a Wisconsin Distillery Prioritizing Ag Sustainability

Farmers, distillers and other businesses are taking part in a “grain to glass” sourcing system that eliminates waste and keeps agriculture business within communities.

By Sarah Mattalian

California Explores First-Time Regulation on Dairy Methane Emissions

By Blanca Begert

A Troubled Hog Farm in Wayne County, North Carolina, Is Hit With a New String of Violations

By Lisa Sorg

Composting Fines for Buildings Are Back on in New York City

By Lauren Dalban

Stretched Thin, Iowa Agency Issues Few Fines for Manure Pollution

By Nina B. Elkadi, Anika Jane Beamer

On Michigan Cherry Farms, Small Falcons Are Improving Food Safety

By K.R. Callaway

Are Declining Stocking Rates Underexplored By Scientists?

By Jake Bolster

Reversing Years of Dietary Advice, the Trump Administration Tells Consumers to Eat More Red Meat

By Georgina Gustin

A Network Blooms to Connect Fiber Farmers With Fabric Artisans

By Raeanne Raccagno

The Year in Climate: Attacks on Science, the Start of Trump’s Second Term and Surging Electricity Demand Foreshadow a Future Filled with Uncertainty

By Dan Gearino, ICN Staff

Ohio Farmers Say Regenerative Agriculture Methods Helped Them Survive a Drought. State and Federal Leaders Are Slashing Programs That Fund Them.

By Michael Riojas

Factory Farms in Iowa Generate 110 Billion Pounds of Manure Per Year. No One Tracks Where It’s Going.

By Anika Jane Beamer, Nina B. Elkadi

Greeks Challenge EU-Backed Fish Farms Amid Environmental Concerns

By Moira Lavelle

Trump Cuts Could Hinder Efforts to Stop Climate-Fueled Spread of Invasive Species

By Kiley Price

Maine Was First To Ban Spreading PFAS-Contaminated Sludge on Farmland. Now Sludge Is Filling up Landfills.

By Sydney Cromwell

International Effort to Curb Emissions of a Climate Super Pollutant Falls Short, UN Report Reveals

By Phil McKenna

Unpredictable Spurts of Dry and Wet Weather Cause Confusion and New Challenges for Midwestern Farmers

By Katie Cerulle

N.C. Supreme Court Says State Regulators Erred on CAFO Permits

By Lisa Sorg

Can We Produce More Food With Less Land?

By Anika Jane Beamer