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Looksmaxxers. University Researchers. Celebrities. They All Want a Mother Cow’s First Milk.

The popularity of bovine colostrum is surging. Can the supply keep up with the demand?

Beef industry quietly squashes part of its own science curriculum after ranchers protest

Lesson for teenagers included how cattle’s methane emissions contribute to climate crisis, but it was then scrapped

The Paperwork Trick Letting Factory Farms Pollute With Impunity

The practice called ‘manifesting’ lets CAFOs make manure pollution legally invisible and evade liability.

Trump's Beef Import Plan Could Bring Down Prices — and Drive Up Emissions

Planetary emissions are already in a dangerous phase, scientists warn.

Picture This Pig: Diners Shift From Selecting Meat On the Menu

A new study finds that adding animal images to menus increases the odds of choosing the vegetarian dish by 22%.

Lame, suffocated and dead: The drug supersizing America’s cattle

Approved by the FDA to reduce pollution from feedlots, Experior has become a lucrative drug in the beef industry’s pursuit of bigger animals. Our investigation reveals troubling safety findings,...

Iowa’s Water Crisis Crashed the Midterms

As Democrats flipped state and federal seats, farm runoff and cancer concerns infiltrated nearly every race.

How Denmark’s ‘Pig Election’ Rewrote Factory Farm Politics

Could animal welfare and clean water motivate American voters?

Top RFK Jr. ally bashes Trump admin after quitting

How a Billion-Dollar Dairy Plant Could Worsen Iowa’s Water Pollution

In Boone, Iowa, a cottage cheese plant is meant to feed the protein craze, but some residents are worried about the manure.

EPA Pulls the Plug on Regulating Air Pollution From Giant Livestock and Poultry Operations

The agency says it will suspend efforts, in the works for more than 20 years, to develop measures that would allow the agency to enforce bedrock clean air laws at factory farms.

Denver and D.C. Have Voted to Ban Foie Gras

The ballot measures passed overwhelmingly this midterm election, with 73% of DC voters and 66.55% in Denver voting in favor.

Plant-Forward Menus Are Cutting Emissions, but Not Fast Enough

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

AI Images Can Obscure the Reality of Factory Farms

Researchers found a hidden feature steered the AI-generated images towards more idyllic scenes.