September 30, 2018 – By Patrick Whittle, KOB – The smelly reality is that cows will always pass gas. But if farmers had more access to seaweed, cow flatulence might just stink a little less for the planet.

September 29, 2018 – By John Lippman, Valley News – Shortly after Jesse Laflamme moved his business’s corporate offices into the Dartmouth Regional Technology Center in Lebanon, the building held a mixer for its tenants. Those who work at the biomedical companies, high-tech startups and laboratories at DRTC in the wooded enclave of Centerra Resource Park in Lebanon were curious to know what business their new co-tenant was in.

September 29, 2018 – CBS – Several animal rights activists Saturday afternoon were arrested after they took over a Sonoma County poultry facility that they claim houses thousands of birds in inhumane conditions.

September 28, 2018 – By Luka Dakskobler, The Guardian – One in 200 Slovenians is a beekeeper, and they’re fighting the decline of bees worldwide with an unprecedented programme – to make Ljubljana the world’s most bee-friendly capital.

September 27, 2018 – By Georgeanne Davis, The Free Press – With apple season in full swing, bags filled with bright red orbs are lined up outside both supermarkets and farm stands. Signs pop up with directions to pick-your-own orchards, and for those of us lucky enough to live in the country, an early morning dog walk can be combined with a sampling of old apple trees found along the edges of the roads and fields.

September 27, 2018 – By Elizabeth Shogren and Susie Neilson, Reveal News – William Whitt suffered violent diarrhea for days. But once he began vomiting blood, he knew it was time to rush to the hospital. His body swelled up so much that his wife thought he looked like the Michelin Man, and on the inside, his intestines were inflamed and bleeding.

September 27, 2018 – By Joel Rosenblatt , Peter Waldman and Lydia Mulvany, Bloomberg – Bayer AG’s defense of Roundup weed killer may take a hit after an academic journal said Monsanto Co. didn’t fully disclose its involvement in published research finding the herbicide safe.

September 27, 2018 – By Andy O’Brien, The Free Press – When Baldemar Velásquez was growing up, he spent a lot of time feeling angry and powerless. The 71-year-old Mexican-American labor activist began working in the fields with his family at the age of 4, traveling every year from their home in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas up into the Midwest to plant, weed and harvest crops like tomatoes, cucumbers, sugar beets and berries.

September 26, 2018 – By Anthony Brino, The County – The Aroostook Valley Honey Farm is holding its niche in a challenging market for natural sweeteners, while trying out some new ways to help people raise their own honey bees.

September 26, 2018 – By Sam Levin, The Guardian – A jury ruled the agrochemical company caused Dewayne Johnson’s cancer. He tells the Guardian he wants to use the victory to make a difference while he still can.