Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Hailstone is a U.K-based reporter, who covers sustainability. Livestock farming has repeatedly come under the microscope in ...

Over the years Seth Watkins has won praise for the way he farms. Pinhook Farm, in southern Iowa, grows diverse crops without commercial fertilizers and with limited pesticides. It also tries to tune ...

Industrialized farming is often thought to reduce the risk of zoonotic diseases because of better control, biosecurity and separation of livestock. A new study examines the effect of social and ...

Extreme heatwaves are increasing stress for Europe’s cattle, forcing farmers to rethink housing, herd size, and land use.

Ensuring livestock health is vital not only for animal welfare, but also for the efficient and profitable operation of farms. It contributes to limiting some of the environmental impacts of livestock ...

Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate. NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about the search for solutions. FRENCHMANS BAYOU, Ark. — Will ...

Delegates at this year’s United Nations conference on climate change, known as COP29, have spent the last 11 days attempting to hammer out a deal on global climate finance, but this week the world’s ...

Divya Narain consults for Friends of the Earth, US and has received research funding from the Tiny Beam Fund. In sub-Saharan Africa, pastoral livestock farming – where cattle, goats and sheep roam ...

The terms agriculture and farming are often used interchangeably in everyday conversations. However, they are not exactly the same. Agriculture is a broader concept that includes a wide range of ...