'Vampire' bacteria thirst for human blood — and cause deadly infections as they feed

Live Science 4/18 8:17A emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily

Vampires don t only haunt the pages of classic novels and spook us in horror movies — they re also lurking inside the human body. In new research, scientists have found that several bacteria responsible for life-threatening bloodstream infections...

The Shrimp on Your Table Has a Dark History

Civil Eats 4/16 11:00P Grey Moran

A few months ago, along the coast of Andhra Pradesh in eastern India, Josh Farinella drove 40 minutes out of his way to visit workers who peel shrimp for Choice Canning, where he worked as a shrimp factory manager. He didn’t travel to the rural...

Take Action: This Farm Bill Should Center Conservation, Not Consolidation

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition 4/15 5:04A Billy Hackett

This week, farmers, consumers, and advocates across the country are making calls to Congress with a central message: pass a farm bill for all farmers that centers conservation, not consolidation. Farm...

Senate Bill Offers a Pathway to Sustain Local Food Purchasing Program

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition 4/12 4:48A Hannah Quigley

Produce from Keng Xiong, at Jack London Square, in Oakland, CA. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung. On March 19, Senator Jack Reed, a Democrat from Rhode Island, led the introduction of the EAT Local Foods...

SARE Delivers for Farmers. Will Congress Deliver for SARE?

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition 4/10 4:16A Nick Rossi

Last week, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC), alongside 97 food, farm, conservation, and rural organizations, delivered a letter to Congressional Appropriators urging them to fully...

How Tennessee Officials Lost Out on Millions in Funding for Farmers and Food Banks

Civil Eats 4/9 11:00P David Cook

Kelsey Keener, 36, oversees a few thousand Novogen laying hens on his 300-acre Sequatchie Cove Farm , nestled alongside the Sequatchie River at the tail end of the Appalachian Mountains in Tennessee,...

77,000 baby salmon survive truck crash in Oregon by leaping into nearby creek

Live Science 4/9 9:16A sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sasch

A truck carrying tens of thousands of baby salmon crashed on its way to a river in Oregon, but up to 77,000 salmon managed to survive by jumping into a nearby creek. The accident happened after the 53-foot-long (16 meters) vehicle transporting...

CBO’s Farm Bill Baseline, Explained

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition 4/8 4:52A Laura Zaks

In Washington, DC, the political party that governs the House, Senate, and White House is rightly portrayed as a major contributor to policy outcomes. But politics alone is far from the only...

An Iowa Fertilizer Plant Purchase Spurs Antitrust Concerns

Civil Eats 4/7 11:00P Nina Elkadi

When farmer Joshua Manske heard about the acquisition of an Iowa fertilizer plant by Koch Industries in December, he saw it as a “microcosm of what s going on nationally.” Manske runs conventional crop operations in Iowa and Minnesota, including...

What is the smallest animal on Earth?

Live Science 4/5 11:00P

Tiny animals are, by their very nature, often overlooked. Most animal enthusiasts know that blue whales ( Balaenoptera musculus ) are the largest animals, but few are aware of our planet s most miniature inhabitants. So, what is the smallest...

Despite Recent Headlines, Urban Farming Is Not a Climate Villain

Civil Eats 4/2 11:00P Lisa Held

At the end of January, multiple publications including Modern Farmer and Bloomberg ran eye-catching stories on the results of a research study published in Nature . Forbes declared that, “Urban Farming Has a Shockingly High Climate Cost,” a...

Cooking Kudzu: The Invasive Species Is on the Menu in the South

Civil Eats 4/1 11:00P Ayurella Horn-Muller

Editor s Note: Devoured: The Extraordinary Story of Kudzu, the Vine That Ate the South detangles the complicated story of the South s fickle relationship with kudzu, chronicling the ways the boundless...

Orcas aren't all the same species, study of North Pacific killer whales reveals

Live Science 4/1 8:55A

Orcas have long been categorized as a single species, although some scientists have questioned this classification in recent decades. Now, researchers propose that two orca populations in the eastern North Pacific Ocean are actually two distinct...

The Trick to Pairing Drinks With Your Meals

Food Renegade 4/1 7:59A Kristen Michaelis CNC

Cooking a great meal can ensure that you make a good impression during any dinner party or get-together with friends, but if you want to really show that you know your stuff, you will pair the right drink with the right foods. This isn’t always...

$22 Million Announced for Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition 3/28 4:53A Jesse Womack

Cattle graze in a field outside of Walcott, Iowa,2017. USDA Photo by Preston Keres Champions of managed grazing are celebrating USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) call for...