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Tips for Growing a Giant Pumpkin

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Tips for Growing a Giant Pumpkin

Why Are There Green Grains in My Brown Rice?

Chlorophyll, anyone?

Why Are There Green Grains in My Brown Rice?

The CDC Is Warning People Not to Kiss or Snuggle Their Chickens

Don't do it, son.

The CDC Is Warning People Not to Kiss or Snuggle Their Chickens

Advancing the Stone: Belgian Farmer Accidentally Invades France by Moving a 200-Year-Old Border Marker Onto French Land

Who among us hasn't altered international borders?

Advancing the Stone: Belgian Farmer Accidentally Invades France by Moving a 200-Year-Old Border Marker Onto French Land

15 Outlandish Chicken Varieties

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Brown Eggs vs. White Eggs: What’s the Difference?

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As Movie Theaters Struggle, Farmers Are Running Out of Room for Unsold Popcorn

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Surprise: Cows Poop Corn Kernels, Too

Cows—they're just like us.

Want to Save a Cow From Being Attacked By a Predator? Paint Some Eyes on Its Butt

There's an inexpensive way to protect cows from predators. It involves painting their butts.

Wisconsin Corn Maze Highlights the Tardigrade—"The World's Most Resilient Animal"

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How Gene Editing is Changing the Future of Wine—and Making it Less Likely to Give You a Hangover

Gene editing techniques like CRISPR are upending thousands of years of wine-making tradition.

Dog in Australia Digs Up Two-Pound Truffle Worth $1000

A dog (not Poppy) shows off its sniffer.

Why Are So Many Farmhouses Painted White?

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Publix Is Buying More Than 150,000 Pounds of Produce From Farmers and Donating It to Food Banks

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To Avoid Grocery Shopping, Quarantined Americans Are Reviving Wartime-Era Victory Gardens

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Mooove Over, Florida Man: A Florida Cow on the Loose Is Wanted By Police

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