The plight of beef cattle has been well-documented: a majority of meat cows in the United States are raised quickly on unnatural grain-based feedlot diets before being slaughtered. We don't hear that ...

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WASHINGTON -- There's a new U.S. symbol for healthful eating: The Agriculture Department unveiled "MyPlate" on Thursday, abandoning the food pyramid that had guided many Americans but merely confused ...

Robots are beginning to transform farming in the U.S., from autonomous mowing and plowing to so-called precision agriculture, a data-based approach to planting and harvesting crops. All told, the ...

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