Articles by Sr. Staff Writer Nathanael Johnson
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What’s all this about a GMO-eating bug?
Here's what you should know to understand a long-unfolding story about genetically modified Bt crops and the worms who love them.
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Has modern agriculture cleaned up its dirty runoff act?
Farmers today don't muddy rivers as much as they used to -- but the full downstream picture is still quite dark.
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How seeds could be our saviors — if we save them first
A new documentary underscores how many different problems seed diversity could solve for us. But first we have to stop casually losing varieties.
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Vetting antibiotics: How the FDA’s new rules look at hog’s-eye level
In Iowa, a veterinarian and a farmer chew over the real-world impact of new government rules limiting antibiotic use in livestock.
