Agriculture and Farming
Officials said 65 people in nine states have been infected in the outbreak, which has been traced to an egg farm. No deaths have been reported.
Previous human infections occurred in workers on farms. But community transmission of the virus remains unlikely for now, experts said.
Without bats to eat insects, farmers turned to more pesticides, a study found. That appears to have increased infant deaths.
Some vegetables cost more than they have in five years. Top Chinese officials have made a point of showing that they’re doing something about it.
Something is broken in the economics of the state’s fishing industry and the communities that have long depended upon it. Can Washington come to the rescue?
Fertilizer made from city sewage has been spread on millions of acres of farmland for decades. Scientists say it can contain high levels of the toxic substance.
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