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It’s a Wonderful World: The Remaking of California Agriculture

An interview with Mark Arax about the two decades he spent writing about the San Joaquin Valley empire of Lynda and Stuart Resnick.

Taxpayers have helped Stewart and Lynda Resnick turn an irrigated desert into a dangerous and lucrative agricultural gamble.

Blueberry growing is popular around tiny Covert, Michigan, but how do these farmers of color keep their kids farming the land?

Cultivating crops led to permanent settlements, but also greed and exploitation. Was it all worth it?

Who’s moving America’s (1.3 billion pounds of) cheese? The Dairy Management Institute

Amid an historic glut, a secretive, government-sponsored entity is putting cheese anywhere it can stuff it.

TheHudson Valley offers a glimpse of the ways deportations will effect America’s farm economy and food system.

Nevada’s “cow cops” work a unique beat where crimes range from cattle rustling, bovine homicide, and animal abuse.

Fifty years after he published Oranges, one writer traces McPhee’s story to Florida to assess the state of American citrus.

A dearth of facilities able to process small farmers’ animals keeps costs up and prices high.