Factory Farming

While legislation that restricts agriculture can be a tough sell, appeals to animals' poor living conditions have had success with voters.

Is the world finally ready for cellular agriculture, meat grown in a laboratory, or whatever else the latest marketing attempts are calling it?

Calls for an end to industrialized agriculture are everywhere, but factory farms continue to grow in both size and influence. Where are we going wrong?

The problem with Proposition 2 and other incremental reforms meant to improve animal welfare.

Artificial insemination is much more efficient.

Researchers are wading into the murky waters of animal psychology.

Buying a pig born to a humanely raised mama is harder than you’d think.

How have the farm animals of today been shaped by centuries of domestication and selective breeding? Sujata Gupta investigates.

For a company that markets itself by lambasting the industrial food system, Chipotle's offerings are starting to look a lot like many other fast-food chains out there, complete with growth hormones, feedlots, GMOs, and more.