Agriculture
From The Observatory
Agriculture
The agave-powered agroforestry and livestock management system is an example of how native desert plants, cultivated as part of an agroforestry system, can regenerate drylands and provide inexpensive animal feed, taking pressure off overgrazed rangelands.
Zoonotic diseases linked to factory farming raise pandemic risks, but food tech innovations offer a safer alternative.
Lack of law enforcement leads to needless suffering of sentient beings.
Untreated windows can be deadly for wild birds—hummingbirds are particularly at risk.
Federal management practices favor private ranching interests over legally protected wild horses and burros, often at a high cost to the animals and taxpayers.
Workers were documented killing piglets by smashing their heads against the ground.
People are growing less tolerant to violence against animals, and lawmakers are responding. But more needs to be done.
Fish are sentient beings subjected to cruelty to maximize profits for the multibillion-dollar industry.
Ninety percent of all communes dissolve early on. How has this Missouri collective been making it work since 2005?
As the European Union phases out animal research, the United States just wants more.
The diet of factory-farmed animals is linked to environmental destruction around the globe.
