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China is constructing giant towers with well over a dozen stories to farm pigs, The New York Times reports, a massive drive to stabilize prices.

Sowloon Walled City

These "towers of pigs" are absolutely massive.

China Growing Pigs in Huge High Rise Buildings

Farmland and flatulence: the essential Bill Gates crossover. The founder's climate fund just invested $12 million into cattle fart and burp-reducing feed.

Cow Chow

Whatever makes you happy, Bill.

Bill Gates Gives $12 Million to Flatulent Australian Cows

Welcome to "Nemo's Garden," a beautiful underwater garden off of Italy's Northwestern coast. The underwater greenhouses are called "biospheres."

Nemo's Garden

These photos are absolutely breathtaking.

Divers Growing Veggies in Underwater Greenhouses

According to a new report, those who live in the developed world can still eat your delicious burgers and not destroy the Earth — just not too many.

Everything in Moderation

"We are still not winning in any sector."

Scientists Identify Exact Number of Burgers You Can Eat Without Destroying the Earth

Scientists told national French news outlet AFP that human urine may be a way to better fertilize agricultural produce and reduce climate change.

Golden Ticket

"We are beginning to understand how precious water is."

Scientists Say Key to Feeding World May Be Human Urine

Scientists inserted a human gene responsible for fat production into potato plants to grow more food without taking up more space.

Couch Potatoes

Proteins linked to human obesity helped create bigger, better crops.

Scientists Add Human Fat Gene Into Potatoes to Make Them Grow Huge

A massive lawsuit alleges that the extensive use of the pesticide chlrpyrifos caused neurological damage in developing embryos and young children.

Mass Contamination

At least 100,000 California homes could be contaminated.

Lawsuit Claims That Common Pesticide Causes Brain Damage in Children

Corcoran, California has been sinking into the Earth for years due to overpumping from underground water reservoirs by farms and the agricultural industry.

In the Dumps

Some parts of town have dropped by about 11 feet. 

An Entire Town Is Getting Swallowed by the Earth

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Why grow plants horizontally when you can grow them vertically?

This Is What The Future of Farming Looks Like

The idea of deep space explorers growing their own food just became more feasible with the discovery that worms can still hunt pests in microgravity.

Rejoice!

This could be a win for zero gravity agriculture.

Scientists: Worms Could Kill Pests on Space Vegetables

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This Innovative Crowdfunding Platform Lets You Invest in US Farmland

Researchers have released into the wild a strain of genetically engineered diamondback moths that could suppress the pest population in a sustainable way.

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