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As COVID-19 Disrupts the Industrial Meat System, Independent Processors Have a Moment to Shine
Big Meat put most small slaughterhouses out of business. Those left are demonstrating their resilience, but their limited numbers point to the need...
Heifer International CEO Focused on Only What He Can Do During Pandemic
The following is a conversation between Pierre Ferrari, President and CEO of Heifer International, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business...
12-year-old Reston resident launches Bumble Bracelets to save the bees
We have honeybees to thank for the smooth, silky, sweet delicacy we often take for granted. But the bees—and their delicious work—are in...
Farm to Table Talk Podcast: Heifer USA's Donna Kilpatrick on Abundance from Crisis
The pandemic of 2020 portends a world of food insecurity, unless it leads to farming and food distribution innovations putting consumers in closer...
Food Tank: Heifer USA's Sean Pessarra on Sustainable Farming During COVID-19
Sean Pessarra, of Heifer Ranch, and Ben Lilliston, of the Institute of Agriculture and Trade Policy, talk with Dani about the impact of coronavirus...
NextBillion: Heifer International Joins Libra Association to ‘Support Financial Inclusion’
Could food dumping at pandemic-hit farms worsen warming?
Videos showing floods of milk rushing down the drain circulated on social media this month, vividly illustrating the agriculture industry's losses...
Food Dumped During Pandemic Comes with an Emissions Price Tag
With supply chains disrupted, farms and dairies have had to throw away their goods, wasting the energy spent to produce them
CoinDesk: Heifer International Joins Libra Association to ‘Support Financial Inclusion’
Global nonprofit Heifer International is joining the Libra Association, it announced Monday, becoming the 23rd official member of the...
Farm Food Facts Podcast: Heifer USA Discusses Their Response to the Pandemic and Their Regenerative Ag Practices
On this 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, we talk with Donna Kilpatrick, from Heifer USA, about their ability to adapt in this time of change and how...