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How Factory Farm Air Pollution Can Spread Dangerous Bacteria
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The Words We Use To Talk About Nature Are Disappearing. Here’s Why That Matters.
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A new framework aims to quantify farm animal suffering for better decisions about the way we produce food.
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More Data From Farms Could Help Scientists Better Track Avian Flu, but Privacy Concerns Stand in the Way
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