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Farmers Were Organized to Collect Eggs of Endangered Wildfowl, Which is Saving a Species in Australia

There are 25,000 Malleefowl left in Australia, but only 2,800 in the densely-populated state of New South Wales. But an unlikely group of heroes...

Farmers Show off Mammoth Produce at County Fair Headlined by 1,300 lbs. Pumpkin

At last weekend's Malvern Autumn Festival in the UK, growers from across the Isles showed off the truly frightening proportions that vegetables can grow...

Water and Pesticide Use Cut Nearly in Half After ‘Better Cotton’ Helps Farmers Become Sustainable

It's everyone's favorite fabric—and over the last decade it’s become way more sustainable. Better Cotton just published a major annual impact report highlighting significant progress...

Farmers Markets Thriving Since Pandemic as Shoppers and Venders Form Unbreakable Ritual

The number of farmers markets in the US is increasing—as are the numbers of customers and the number of states choosing to celebrate them...

Reforestation is Difficult: But Local Farmers of NGO Green Again Madagascar Are on Top of It

Reprinted with permission from World at Large, an independent news outlet covering conflict, travel, science, conservation, and health and fitness.   This is Part 2 of a...

Bangladesh Farmers Digging Simple Wells Have Created an Irrigation Wonder–With Rice Overflowing

Over the last 40 years, small-holder farmers in Bangladesh have, using very simple methods, turned the dry Bengal Basin into one of the richest...

Billionaire MacKenzie Scott Donates $15m to Provide Glasses to Farmers With Blurry Vision in Developing Nations

Jeff Bezos' former wife MacKenzie Scott has donated $15 million to provide hundreds of thousands of people with eyeglasses. It's believed to be the largest...

Baling Water: These Young Farmers Built a DIY Swimming Pool With Hay Bales to Beat the Heatwave

A group of farmers found an epic way to keep cool—by making a DIY swimming pool using hay bales. Jack Smith and his friends spent...

Extremely Rare Pigs That Can Fight Off Bears Saved From Extinction by Farmers

A farmer says an extremely rare pig has successfully been brought back from the brink of extinction. 40-year-old Michelle Burley-Hodge has joined a small group dedicated...

Hundreds of US Cities Composting Their Food Waste Helps Farmers and Cuts Tons of Emissions

Last week, new water restrictions issued for millions of residents of Southern California highlighted the need to make agriculture more efficient—and a new statewide...

Simple Bacteria Spray Can Solve India’s Air Pollution and Also Enrich Local Farmers

A spray of common bacteria and fungi has been developed to rapidly biodegrade agricultural waste in the fields of India, enriching degraded soils and...

Farmers Tempt Endangered Cranes Back – By Switching to Grow Their Favorite Food

Cranes in Cambodia are getting a helping hand from an unlikely source, as rice farmers sign up to take a pay cut in the...

French Farmers Growing Zero-Emission Tropical Produce in France – Producing Heat Without the Smoke

Eco-conscious consumers in France may be shocked when they walk into their local grocer and see the words "Made in France" under a pineapple,...

The Yellow Center of the Deadliest Flower is a Lifeline to Farmers – and the Planet

In Kenya, a drive through the Central Highlands will sometimes reveal a landscape covered in a beautiful white-petaled flower with a lethal secret. The yellow...

Farmers Now Use Floating Gardens To Keep Crops Alive When it Floods — A Climate Crisis Lesson

Bangladesh's floating gardens, built to grow food during flood seasons, could offer a sustainable solution for parts of the world prone to flooding because...

New Tech Makes Perishable Food Last For Months Without a Fridge, Helping Farmers and the Planet

A food-tech startup in upstate New York has developed technology to preserve food without refrigeration for months beyond when it would normally spoil, without...

The Nation’s Largest Farmers Market: FarmMatch Allows You to Shop Online at Local Farms in Your Area

Max Kane was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease after years of eating the standard American diet high in salt, fat, and sugar. While it's not...

Nigerian Entrepreneur Invents Giant Solar-Powered Refrigerators That Cut Spoilage to Help Farmers Earn 25% More

One of the great inventions in human history, refrigeration is being brought to rural fish and produce markets in Nigeria through an entrepreneur's invention...

Washington Man Rescues 2.4 Million Pounds of Farmers’ Crops Going to Waste, Gets Them to Food Banks Across State

The Washington state nonprofit EastWest Food Rescue delivers truckloads of food that would be thrown out to food banks in western cities like Seattle.

These Edible Straws Harness Nature to Replace Single-Use Plastic and Help Local Farmers

Harnessing nature to replace single-use plastics, Equo Straws are 100% biodegradable and come in 4 natural flavors sourced from local farming communities.