It's not just you. Eggshells really are chipping more.

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Are eggshells seeming more crack-y lately?

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This indoor farming company is trying to win workers over to agriculture — through desk-job benefits

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Eden Green grows staples like lettuce and cooking greens in large greenhouses in Cleburne, Texas.

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Angry European farmers are blocking freeways with tractors and spraying manure on buildings over green push

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Parked tractors block a highway during a farmers' protest near Mollerussa, northeast Spain, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024.
Tractors block a highway during a farmers' protest in northeastern Spain this week.

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They're getting ready for the downfall of America. Just don't call them preppers.

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Residents of Riverbed Ranch are building their own small town from scratch. The goal? Survive if America collapses.

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Llama poop sparked 57% more plant growth in a part of the Andes that was barren and ravaged by climate change

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Four llamas stand in what looks like the dessert .
Llama poop is very nutrient dense, and therefore can help fertilize barren ground.

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How a California farmer is helping build a Black-led sustainable agriculture revolution

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A photo of Dennis Hutson (right) with his brother-in-law Kayode Kadara (left).
Dennis Hutson (right) co-bought the land for TAC farm with his sister and brother-in-law Kayode Kadara (left).

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I visited an indoor farm in Compton that's growing leafy greens for Walmart and Whole Foods using robots — and it gave me a peek at the future of farming

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A collage image. On the left, Business Insider correspondent Nancy Luna, wearing coveralls and a hard hat, stands next to a wall of crops at the Plenty vertical farm in Compton, California. On right, a Plenty robot.
Business Insider food correspondent Nancy Luna tours the Plenty vertical farm in Compton, California.

A small group of farms in California use more water than entire cities, and it's mostly going to a single crop, according to a new report

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An aerial photo taken of the Colorado river.
The Colorado River flows into Lake Mead.

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Japan's farmers are getting too old to work the land. 5G-powered smart tech is doing the heavy lifting for them.

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On a former cotton plantation in Louisiana, a Black farmers' cooperative is reclaiming the land and money their ancestors lost

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