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But it's hard to say exactly how harmful, as there are only scant data points available.

In many Native American communities, there's a fear that any knowledge shared with scientists could end up in published reports—which could, in turn, lead to a familiar story of plundering.

The 2018 net farm income is predicted to reach $59.5 billion, a $4.3 billion decrease from 2017.

The outlined agreement emphasizes collaboration on common interests to improve food safety and to provide more information to Americans on products they purchase from store shelves.

Updates to past Pacific Standard stories.

Can wild horses co-exist with ranchers and their grazing cows?

An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.

New data on vegetable consumption raises a question we too easily overlook.

“Use it or lose it” clauses give farmers, ranchers, and governments holding water rights a powerful incentive to use more water than they need.

Nearly a century ago, during the Great Migration, less-educated individuals were the ones who left home in search of better lives. The opposite is true today, with the educated more mobile than ever before, leaving some places in a spiral of decline.

School cafeteria food may be hazardous to your children's health, but a pair of University of Minnesota studies shows that cooking nutritious meals, and convincing children to eat them, might be simpler and cheaper than many experts had believed.