Iowa is the U.S. state with the most factory farms: 10,830 of them, to be exact. The massive scale of animal agriculture in Iowa produces staggering amounts of manure, more than its fields of corn, ...

A new report from the World Resources Institute on its Coolfood pledge initiative observes progress and challenges in curbing ...

Then came the vomiting and crying. She wasn’t gaining weight. Her parents took her to the hospital, and again a few days ...

A large-scale study of food orders at German university cafeterias suggests that climate, health and animal welfare labels ...

Decades of consolidation have pushed thousands of dairy farms out of business, as rising costs for feed, fertilizer, labor ...

Iowans will soon elect their next governor, and the state’s water quality has become a top issue in the campaign. Democrat ...

This weekend at COP28, the UN’s annual climate conference, the conference is hosting a first-ever Agriculture Day, touted as a “game-changer” by the United Arab Emirates conference host. Food system ...

In 2023, activists were recorded entering a poultry farm in California and removing ducks from the farm. The activists were part of the group Direct Action Everywhere, which often operates open ...

A survey taken this past spring shows a majority of Iowans say they have experienced negative environmental impacts from ...

The administration’s agenda expands protections for some, but still excludes almost all of the 10 billion land animals farmed ...

So much of our lives are oriented towards other humans instead of animals. But learning these facts about animals may help you better understand the world we share. So much of our lives are oriented ...