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Save the Whales. But Save the Microbes, Too. Conservation biologists propose a daunting task: protecting Earth’s diversity of bacteria and other microbes.
By Carl Zimmer Oct. 17, 2025, 5:02 a.m. ET The New York Times Colorful microbial mats, composed of thermophilic microbes, surround a bubbling hot spring in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.Credit ...Jon G. Fuller/VWPics, via Associated Press Hundreds of scientists have joined together to save a group of species from extinction, a group that might not seem like it needs saving: microbes. Microbes need protection for many reasons, researchers say, including the fact that o
Serena Valentino
2 days ago4 min read
California’s Wine Industry Is in Crisis–Changing drinking habits, falling prices, tariffs and the weather are forcing winemakers to do the unthinkable: rip up the vines
By Laura Cooper The Wall Street Journal Oct. 10, 2025 9:00 pm ET SONOMA, Calif.—The U.S. wine industry hasn’t had it this bad since Prohibition. The list of problems is long in California, the cradle of American wine. Vineyards have an oversupply of grapes. People are drinking less, especially younger drinkers, and tariffs have caused the biggest foreign market for U.S. wine—Canada—to dry up overnight. With this year’s grape harvest in full swing, way too much wine from p
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4 days ago7 min read
Corn and Soybeans Rule the American Farm. Why That’s a Growing Problem, in Charts
By Patrick Thomas | Graphics by Stephanie Stamm and Elizaveta Galkina Sept. 1, 2025 8:00 am ET Bumper crops and diminished demand...
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Sep 13 min read
In Every Tree, a Trillion Tiny Lives: Scientists have found that a single tree can be home to a trillion microbial cells — an invisible ecosystem that is only beginning to be understood.
By Alexa Robles-Gil The New York Times Aug. 27, 2025 A black oak in the Yale-Myers Forest of northern Connecticut that was felled...
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Aug 314 min read
Punishing Droughts Put Fresh Pressure on Meat and Dairy Production
By Clara Hudson | Aug. 26, 2025 12:12 pm ET | WSJ Pro Drought is rife in California. Photo: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News Investors...
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Aug 313 min read
Scotts Miracle-Gro Tried Playing Both Sides: Weed Killers, ‘Weed’ Growers
By Dean Seal | Photographs by Maddie McGarvey for WSJ Aug. 19, 2025 9:00 pm ET The company created a line of products for legal cannabis...
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Aug 206 min read
Why China’s New Export Terminal in Brazil Is a Threat to U.S. Farmers
By Ksenia Shaikhutdinova August 19, 2025 WSJ Video A global look at the economic and cultural forces shaping our world. Hooters is...
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Aug 201 min read
PepsiCo and Cargill Commit $100M to North American Farmers in Regenerative Ag Push
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Two of the world’s largest food and agri-business players are partnering to accelerate...
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Jul 244 min read
Extreme Weather Is Driving Global Food-Price Spikes, Report Says—Last year was the hottest year on record
By Joseph Hoppe July 21, 2025 6:59 am ET | WSJ Pro A car is seen part submerged in floodwater, in England. Potato prices in the U.K....
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Jul 222 min read
Sustainability Chiefs Are Recalibrating in Bid to Keep Decarbonization on Map
By Yusuf Khan | June 25, 2025 5:30 am ET | WSJ Pro Jim Andrew, PepsiCo’s chief sustainability officer, visits a corn grower farm in...
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Jul 145 min read
Food Processors: How Sustainability Investments Can Boost Revenues, Profits
Published on Jun 24, 2025, 3:00 PM WSJPRO Six strategies can help food companies produce ROI from sustainability initiatives An analysis...
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Jun 274 min read
The surprising ways food packaging is exposing us to microplastics
June 24, 2025 at 4:07 p.m. The Washington Post By Shannon Osaka New research shows that microplastics from paint and food processing...
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Jun 253 min read
War, Inflation and Now Drought Are Hitting Global Food Supplies
By Somini Sengupta June 21, 2025, 5:00 a.m. ET Staples including wheat, beef and coffee are all being affected by the lack of rainfall....
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Jun 214 min read
Why Brazil’s soy farmers love Trump and his tariffs on China: Brazil accounted for more than 70% of soy exports to China last year and Trump’s trade war could allow it to solidify its market dominance
By Terrence McCoy May 6, 2025 The Washington Post Soy and corn are stored in silos in the countryside of Mato Grosso state, Brazil, in...
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May 95 min read
Farmers’ Favorite Weedkiller Nears Its End, Bayer Warns. German company cites mounting costs from Roundup cancer litigation
By Patrick Thomas April 14, 2025 9:00 am ET A farmer spreads pesticide on a field. Photo: jim watson/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images...
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Apr 214 min read
China Is Finding Ways to Replace American Farmers
By Kevin Draper and Jack Nicas China has long relied on the U.S. for soybeans. But with new steep tariffs, it is likely to look even...
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Apr 215 min read
Making Regenerative Agriculture Profitable for US Farmers
BCG By Jack Bugas , Helena Conant , Sonya Hoo , Francesco Bellino , Shalini Unnikrishnan , and Matt Westerlund Key Takeaways...
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Mar 125 min read
How Fungi Move Among Us: Underground fungal networks are “living algorithms” that quietly help regulate Earth’s climate. Now scientists know what makes them so efficient.
By Alan Burdick March 1, 2025 Mycorrhizal fungi are the supply chains of the soil. With filaments thinner than hair, they shuttle vital...
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Mar 33 min read
Don’t Call It ESG, Call It Resilience
By Yusuf Khan Feb. 28, 2025 5:30 am ET | WSJ Pro ‘Resilience’ is the new catch-all term for investments aimed at mitigating the effects...
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Mar 14 min read
Consumers care about sustainability—and back it up with their wallets
February 6, 2023 | Article A joint study from McKinsey and NielsenIQ examines sales growth for products that claim to be environmentally...
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Feb 113 min read
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