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Kids are now getting school lunch report cards
Weekly tattling might encourage kids to make healthier choices.
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Pollen angels: The E.U.’s ban on bee-killing pesticides begins. Will it help?
Europe's two-year ban on pollinator-killing pesticides begins this month. Is it a pointless gesture, or a chance to learn how to save the bees?
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New Mexico suing to block horse slaughter
The state's attorney general is filing a lawsuit to stop a slaughterhouse from killing horses for meat.
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Tax meat to cut methane emissions, say scientists
Sheep, cows, and goats are the single biggest human-related source of the potent greenhouse gas.
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A big win for small farmers (and the eaters who love them)
The Food Safety Modernization Act might have put some small farmers out of business. After a public outcry, the FDA promises to make significant changes to the rules.
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Block party: Are activists thwarting GMO innovation?
GM technology hasn't lived up to its hype. Genetic-engineering proponents blame activists. Here's a deeper look at the GMO blame game.
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Rice seeds could save the day for Filipino typhoon victims
Another way Typhoon Haiyan sucked: it hit at rice-planting time. NGOs are now trying to help Filipino farmers avoid famine.
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Vitamin D’oh: Your multivitamins aren’t doing a damn thing
A group of influential doctors warn that there's no evidence multivitamins improve health. Should you take them anyway?
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Meat the press: What Rolling Stone’s scary farm exposé gets right — and wrong
The magazine's gore-filled investigation into animal farming brings the horror, but leaves context on the slaughterhouse floor.
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Forsaking GMOs helps some farmers rake in the cheddar
To meet demand, growers and seed suppliers are finding that the non-GMO category is a growth market.
