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Oklahoma’s Ban on Chinese-Owned Farmland Made an Exception For Smithfield Foods

Despite China’s low ownership of land, fear and skepticism about Chinese influence continue to drive legislation in Oklahoma and across the country.

Food•9 min read

Feature

Manure-to-Fuel Projects Expanding Nationwide, New Map Shows

Climate•5 min read

News

Senate Finally OKs Plant-Based Milk in Public Schools

Policy•5 min read

Feature

Georgia Communities Are Pushing Back Against Big Chicken

Food•7 min read

Feature

Factory Farms in Iowa Generate 110 Billion Pounds of Manure Per Year. No One Tracks Where It’s Going.

Manure management planning could prevent fertilizer pollution. But an antiquated system isn’t doing enough to track manure, a former state employee says.

Climate•9 min read

News

Could Genetically Engineered Fungus Help Replace Animal Protein?

Breakthroughs•5 min read

Opposition to Factory Farming, Mapped. Communities across the U.S. are organizing to oppose the expansion of factory farms. Here are their stories.

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Solutions

Mark Bittman’s Community Kitchen Is Redefining ‘Good Food’

News

How Factory Farm Air Pollution Can Spread Dangerous Bacteria

Explainer

Almost Half of All Eggs in the U.S. Are Now “Cage-Free”

Perspective

A Postmortem on Veganism Is Premature

Explainer

Where Are the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and What’s RFK’s Beef With Beans?

Feature

In the Arizona Desert, Where Your Neighbor Is an Alfalfa Farm

Feature

How JBS — the World’s Largest Meat Company — Avoids Paying Taxes

News

Trump Is Suing to Overturn Prop 12 and Other Animal Welfare Laws

Featured

Analysis

Avian Flu: Sentient’s Complete Coverage

Health•2 min read

Investigation

Police Bodycams Reveal Pattern of Deference to Meat Industry

State troopers cited concerns about animal rights activists as justification for blocking journalists from livestock crash sites.

Legal Action•12 min read

Feature

Meat Is a Leading Emissions Source – But Few Outlets Report on It, Analysis Finds

Sentient Media reveals less than 4% of climate news stories mention animal agriculture as source of carbon emissions.

Climate•7 min read

Investigations

Investigation

Kansas Greenlights Mega Feedlot in “Sensitive” Water Area

Health•10 min read

Investigation

More Data From Farms Could Help Scientists Better Track Avian Flu, but Privacy Concerns Stand in the Way

Government agencies have refused to disclose farm locations, precise outbreak dates and other metadata associated with poultry and cattle that test positive for avian flu.

Research•12 min read

Investigation

At an Iowa Pork Plant, Piles of Dead Pigs and Wafting Sulphur Dioxide

When climate technology breaks down, the results can be deadly.

Climate•9 min read

Solutions

Solutions

Mark Bittman’s Community Kitchen Is Redefining ‘Good Food’

Farms•7 min read

Solutions

How a Bronx Activist Fights Food Injustice With Fresh Produce

As drastic SNAP cuts loom, feeding the Bronx more fruits and vegetables is a community-led effort.

Health•7 min read

Solutions

In Immokalee, Community Groups Plant With Extreme Heat and Farmworker Neighbors in Mind

Volunteers keep an eye out for ICE while others grow and distribute plants like cactus and jute mallow.

Diet•8 min read

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Climate

Feature

How Agriculture and Data Centers Compete for the Great Lakes’ Most Precious Resource

Climate•7 min read

Food

Perspective

A Postmortem on Veganism Is Premature

Food•5 min read

Health

Fact Check

There Is Nothing Especially Healthy About Regenerative Meat

Health•4 min read

Policy

Feature

Could the Fight Against Animal Testing Help Farm Animals? Some Advocates Are Shifting Tactics

Policy•8 min read

Science

Feature

How Much Meat Can You Eat and Still Be ‘Climate-Friendly?’

Research•9 min read

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Sentient investigates and explains factory farms and their effect on climate, the environment, animals, health, politics and rural communities.