A Variety of Bee Species Down on the Farm Leads to Juicier Fruits
Study reveals advantages of a diverse bee population for farmers.
Study reveals advantages of a diverse bee population for farmers.
Honey bees provide 'pollination services' worth billions of dollars to US agriculture. Understanding honey bee populations requires understanding their origins in the Middle East and Africa. New work from UC Davis and UC Berkeley clears up some of the confusion around honey bee origins.
Across California, school lunch is fresher, healthier and tastier than you remember. These days, kids are more likely to chow down on antibiotic-free rotisserie chicken and fresh fruits and vegetables than deep-fried burritos or Sloppy Joes.
We reached out to food policy experts to find out what they made of this turn of events—and what the USDA’s flip flop means about transparency for the American public.
Puzder’s nomination has many food policy and labor experts deeply worried. They say his history of opposition to minimum wage, overtime, and other pro-worker regulations portends a new era of strife for low-income workers.
Renske Lynde’s new Food System 6 aims to empower food entrepreneurs and create large-scale change.