Agriculture

Food justice reporting has been a cornerstone of Civil Eats’ coverage since we launched 15 years ago. The food system bears a disproportionate impact on communities of color, ranging from...

Recently for our magazine, I wrote a column looking at how consolidation has become a “thing” again in agriculture. Towards the end of 2023, many agricultural companies were busy buying...

SONOMA COUNTY BALLOT INITIATIVE THREATENS LIVESTOCK FARMING By Jaclyn De Candio for Protect The Harvest The aggressive animal extremist group Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) – known for their illegal “open...

Courtesy of Peter Hecht A Sacramento-area teacher who created a garden and horticulture program to introduce students to agriculture has been honored with the “Outstanding Educator Award” presented by the...

Initiatives that improve reputation The “See Dairy Differently” initiative, a collaboration with Washington Post, USA Today, and Wired under the Undeniably Dairy partnership, challenged misconceptions about dairy production. The campaign...

Bioengineered (BE) foods is a familiar term that has created consumer confusion in the United States over the past few years. Though this term has become commonplace to see in...

In one of the greenhouses on the Lundberg Family Farms acreage in northern California, there sits a binder. Technically, there are multiple volumes of the binder, as it’s grown significantly...

The rising tide of labor organizing accelerated in 2023, as workers from the Hollywood actors’ and writers’ guild and the auto industry earned significant successes.The food sector was less active on...

Editor’s note: Senior Online Editor Matt Hopkins has been compiling his list of the best mobile apps in agriculture since 2010. In the slideshow below you’ll find more than 30...

ITALY PIONEERS BAN ON LAB-GROWN MEAT Italy recently made history by becoming the first European Union nation to officially ban the production and sale of lab-grown or cultivated meat, sparking...