Articles by Sr. Staff Writer Nathanael Johnson
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R2D2 is in your barn, milking your cows
Robots to milk and tend dairy cows could reduce the total number of farmers, but give the remaining ones more time to think (and sleep).
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This rusty steelworks is about to become a kaleworks
A Newark factory will become a gigantic indoor farm in the latest large-scale effort to test the concept of vertical agriculture.
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3 big food system problems begging for innovation
We consume too much food, we produce too little food, and our farming screws up the environment. What can individuals do to improve this picture?
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McDonald’s stops buying chicken with antibiotics. Here’s why that matters
The fast food giant is throwing its considerable weight into the battle against antibiotic resistance.
