American fascination for the remote and unfamiliar is shaping rural economies on the other side of the globe.

Roast Camel for the Suburbs

Over a decade after the maple syrup grading change, Grade A Dark is just not the same.

Dreaming of Grade B Syrup

As pollinator populations continue to struggle, researchers are modifying drones to help almonds, apples, and other tree crops.

Robot Bees Can Pollinate Crops

Common knowledge said there was only one way to grow hydroponically. Until a simpler method turned viable — and viral.

Do-Nothing Hydroponics

Turbulent meat prices could push Americans to buy a year’s worth of beef at a time — a huge shift to how we think about meat.

Bulking Up

As invasive grasses gobble up native shrublands and forests, they can make prescribed burns too risky to deploy.

Up in Smoke

Landlocked farmers are growing saltwater shrimp in a niche market.

Shrimping the Midwest

Chris Smaje believes the breakdown of society is nigh — but farmers may be the key to preserving a livable future.

Will Farmers Keep Us from Chaos?

But they are a lifeline for small farms, and a vital source of community — maybe that’s enough.

Farmer’s Markets Won’t Save Agriculture

Big food corporations are funding cover crops across the Midwest — on their own terms.

Sustainability, Inc.

South Florida is the growing epicenter of America’s rare and exotic fruit industry. 

Tropical Fruits Forever

As commodity prices skyrocket, used cooking oil has become a target of organized crime.

Greasy Practices

Beef meatpacking lines — unlike those for chicken and pork — have long resisted full automation. Physical AI is changing that.

Slaughterhouse Flash Drive

People aren’t eating apples like they used to, but flashy new cultivars may not be the solution.

Are the Apple Farmers Alright?

Farmers are fighting AI companies offering fortunes to build data centers on their land. Can they withstand the pressure — and live to farm another day?

This Land Is Their Land

Offrange writers produced some excellent stories in 2025, ranging from the thoughtful and compelling to the heart-breaking and dramatic.

The Best Offrange Art of 2025

After feeling like an outcast among cowboys, a Wyoming writer considers who the outsiders really were.

Non-Rancher in a Ranching Town

Gardening wheat is reconnecting neighborhoods to their grain, sprouting “pancake patches” and a home-baked way of living. 

Wheat in Your Backyard

There’s been a push to restore whole and 2 percent milk to school meals ever since they were disallowed in 2012. That effort is about to pay off.

Getting Whole Milk Back in the Cafeteria

Some studies suggest the Bovaer supplement, intended to reduce methane emissions, may reduce dairy cows‘ feeding behaviors and milk. The cause of the reported poisonings remains unclear.

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