At first glance, investment in the meat and dairy industry looks attractive. Global meat consumption is expected to grow over the next decade to a projected increase of 14% by 2030, according to the ...

Intensive livestock farming could raise the risk of new pandemics, researchers have warned. Industrialized farming is often thought to reduce the risk of zoonotic diseases (those transmitted from ...

The commercial livestock supplies market is anticipated to witness steady growth during the forecast period, driven by rise in global demand for animal protein, expansion of intensive livestock ...

In a legal first, Spanish citizens have launched court action against national and regional authorities over intensive pig-rearing. The residents say the mismanagement of pollution from decades of ...

Intensive livestock farming could raise the risk of new pandemics, researchers have warned. Industrialised farming is often thought to reduce the risk of zoonotic diseases (those transmitted from ...

A workshop on managed intensive grazing systems is being conducted by the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension July 23 in Gardnerville. “Managed intensive grazing systems, or planned livestock ...

Scientists agree that changes in land use such as deforestation, not just emissions of greenhouse gases, can play a significant role altering the world's climate systems. Now, a new study reveals how ...

Howdy, my name is Megan Webb. I’m a sixth-generation agriculturalist raised on a family farm, Flying W Farms, in Burlington, West Virginia. Elders in my family have mindfully cultivated the Patterson ...

Agroecosystems are the living communities of soil, plants, and animals that constitute our farms, croplands, orchards, pastures, and rangelands. More than 90% of all the crops and livestock we consume ...

Swiss-themed cow bells are displayed for sale inside a souvenir store in Lucerne, Switzerland, on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013. The Swiss National Bank will abolish its franc ceiling once it starts raising ...