The first sows arrived in late September at the hulking, 26-story high-rise towering above a rural village in central China. The female pigs were whisked away dozens at a time in industrial elevators ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

China sees swapping soy for domestic alternatives as a national security issue Farmers motivated by cost savings as economic malaise drives down demand China imports 80% of its soy needs, with US the ...