People usually associate livestock feed with soy and grains like wheat and corn. But farmers also feed pigs and chickens fishmeal. Read more in The Core: buff.ly/uMk3wS2

Virtually all farm animals in the United States live on factory farms, according to the Sentience Institute.

Egg companies that received hundreds of millions of dollars in bird flu payments are ordered to settle for a fraction of the price. Read more in The Core: buff.ly/Ovg2LWQ

California is the only state with robust regulations for zoonotic diseases, like bird flu. Yet farmworker advocates say many of the state’s dairy employers fail to provide the required safeguards to protect workers.

In Denmark, animal welfare was a defining issue in what became known as the “pig election.” Read more in The Core: buff.ly/7IPsFBh

A coalition of organic farmers is suing the federal government, alleging that the milk-pricing system in place since the 1930s unfairly advantages industrial dairy producers.

Biogas proponents — a broad coalition of industries, including agriculture, fossil fuels, utilities and waste management — are pushing renewable natural gas, sourced in part by manure digesters, as a sustainable way forward. Read more in The Core: buff.ly/roPjtbM

Plenty of people care about reducing their climate impact, but how much of a difference are they really making?

Are insect burgers the next big thing? In recent years, insects have gained increased attention as an underutilized protein source, but the industry faces many challenges in becoming mainstream. Read more in The Core: buff.ly/TrYW759

We could grow enough crops to feed the world, but instead many people go hungry. What are we doing wrong?

Critics tell Sentient that directing animals’ minds through neuromodulation raises serious questions about regulation and animal welfare. Read more in The Core: buff.ly/H17ANJq

At the JBS Swift & Co slaughterhouse in Louisville, Kentucky, 10,000 pigs are slaughtered and processed every day. Now, a former employee has taken to social media to expose the working conditions at the pork plant.

Sometimes, meat studies are carried out not by independent parties, but by researchers who have connections to, or funding from, the meat industry itself. Read more in The Core: buff.ly/RtNboP9

Bird populations have been on the decline for decades. Are factory farms part of the problem?

Sentient’s @jesslsr.bsky.social speaks with @lpm.org about how the alleged conditions at a JBS Swift pork facility mirror other large scale food processing systems.

Big news! 🚨 @greymoran.bsky.social's Sentient feature, “In Vermont, Residents Are Fighting to Free Their Dairy Farmworker Neighbors,” has been named one of the Best American Food and Travel Writing pieces of 2026 by HarperCollins.

A staggering 37 million pounds of frozen chicken and pork products, much of it ready-to-eat, is no longer considered safe for consumption, after being shipped to retailers. Read more in The Core: buff.ly/ZGTHvYk

Sentient exists to address a glaring blind spot throughout mainstream media coverage: reporting on factory farms. It’s the kind of journalism you won’t find anywhere else — and why Aparna Mukherjee, executive director of @sejorg.bsky.social, called Sentient the future of environmental journalism.

Have you heard of the gelatin trick? Like collagen and tallow, it’s the latest “natural” wellness craze, but the ingredient’s origins are from wholesome.

A former employee at a JBS Swift pork plant describes the conditions as “basically navigating in guts.” Sentient's Jessica Scott-Reid discusses the grim reality of slaughterhouse labor with Louisville Public Media.

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When a former employee went public on Instagram, it pulled back the curtain on one of Louisville's largest pork plants. In this segment of "Digging In," Sentient's @jesslsr.bsky.social joins @lpm.org to break down the allegations against the JBS Swift facility.

Sentient is thrilled to announce that @melinawalling.bsky.social will be joining us as a features and investigative reporter! Previously, Walling covered the intersections of agriculture and climate at The Associated Press. Read some of her past reporting: buff.ly/ZtgcvuR

Wild Fork Foods, owned by the largest meatpacker in the world JBS, is the latest manifestation of industry consolidation. Read more in The Core: buff.ly/LjEWeDV

California is missing 10 million tons of manure. Where did it all go?

Industrial livestock operations produce 110 billion pounds of manure each year in Iowa. Where does it go? Join reporters @ninaelkadi.com and @ajbeamer.bsky.social as they share their experience in covering the effects of agricultural pollution on Iowans. Register: shorturl.at/4KFsI

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In two lawsuits, environmental groups allege that Pacific Seafood’s aquaculture operations are adding to the pollution of the Columbia River. Read more in The Core: buff.ly/9Eocik8

Wegovy and Ozempic users aren’t just losing weight. They’re also losing their appetite for meat.

Sentient is turning 8! To celebrate, we’re launching a matching fundraiser with a goal of $4,000 — which will be matched to $8,000 to commemorate 8 years of nonprofit journalism! Donate today ➡️ shorturl.at/cMinV