Eight Killed as Tensions Around India’s Farm Protests Worsen

The police are investigating whether the son of one of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ministers was in a vehicle that slammed into protesters.

In Arizona, Drought Ignites Tensions and Threatens Traditions Among the Hopi

The tribe has survived for more than a thousand years in the arid mesas. The megadrought gripping the Southwest is testing that resilience.

Opinion | How the U.S. Dictates What Puerto Rico Eats

Outdated laws prevent local farmers from competing effectively with mainland products.

Do Pesticides Get Into the Flesh of Fruits and Vegetables? (Published 2017)

Some pesticides are actually designed to be absorbed into the tissue of the fruit or vegetable to protect it from pests

How Covid Misinformation Created a Run on Animal Medicine

Veterinarians, ranchers and farmers say they are struggling with the effects of the surging demand for ivermectin, a deworming drug.

Their Produce Is Pristine Enough for Picky Chefs. But They Give It Away.

The couple behind Carversville Farm believe that everyone deserves high-quality food, so they donate most of theirs to kitchens feeding the neediest in Philadelphia.

Through 3 Whites, the Art of Blending Wines

Different grape varieties are not the only things that winemakers put together. In some form or other, most wines are compositions.

California Farmers, Worried About Water, May Be a Force in Recall Vote

Many say they favor ousting Gov. Gavin Newsom because of high taxes and restrictions on water use in the current drought.

Runaways in Stripes: Five Zebras Are on the Loose in Maryland

The zebras, which have been wandering freely along the byways of Prince George’s County, were part of a herd of 39 that belonged to a privately owned farm, officials said.

Opinion | California’s Farms Face a Reckoning

Eighty percent of the water used by people in California goes to just 0.8 percent of the state’s gross domestic product.

Lawsuits Over ‘Misleading’ Food Labels Surge as Groups Cite Lax U.S. Oversight

A flurry of litigation by advocacy groups seeks to combat what they say is a rise in deceptive marketing by food giants.

Black Vulture Attacks on Animals May Be Increasing

But some bird experts say reports of increasing predation by black vultures in the Midwest may be overblown.

When Hard Jobs Turn Hazardous

As drought, record heat and wildfire smoke seize the Pacific Northwest, farm owners and fieldworkers struggle to adapt. Sometimes the response feels improvised or inadequate.

Beavers Re-emerge in Scotland, Drawing Ire of Farmers

Building dams that flood land, the beavers have infuriated farmers. Some have obtained permits to kill the animals — setting off outrage among conservationists.

When Hard Jobs Turn Hazardous

As drought, record heat and wildfire smoke seize the Pacific Northwest, farm owners and fieldworkers struggle to adapt. Sometimes the response feels improvised or inadequate.

The Nigerian Activist Trying to Sell Plants to the Oil Company That Destroyed Them

“I need to help my women to stand,” says Martha Agbani, who helped a group of women from the Niger Delta build a flourishing mangrove nursery.

It’s Never Too Late to Ditch the City and Run a Farm

Martha Prewitt performed as an opera singer for 15 years. But passions wane. She now runs the family farm in Kentucky, singing arias to cattle and corn. Sometimes bugs fly into her mouth.

Searching for Bird Life in a Former ‘Ocean of Forest’

A century after museum collectors surveyed Colombia’s avian fauna, a new generation of researchers returns to see what remains, and what has changed.

A High-Summer Feast to Forge Connections in the Deep South

Matthew Raiford swore he’d never return to his family farm in coastal Georgia. But in breaking that vow, he found a sense of community worth celebrating with a lavish spread.

A Blue-Ribbon Affair

In Wisconsin, as in many parts of America, state and county fairs were back this summer.