First, they learn that the vast majority of the 84 billion birds and mammals raised for food are kept on factory farms, where animals are routinely mutilated and intensively confi ...

Currently, roughly 30 times as many insects are produced as the most-farmed “traditional” farm animal: the chicken. In the 17th century, many scientists believed that all nonhuman animals were ...

Planting wildflowers in apple orchards could save farmers up to £3,000 per hectare a year, according to a new study.