Last year’s drought took a big bite out of the two most prodigious US crops, corn and soy. But it apparently didn’t slow down the … Nearly Half of All US Farms Now Have SuperweedsRead more
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Global Grain Stocks Drop Dangerously Low
The world produced 2,241 million tons of grain in 2012, down 75 million tons or 3 percent from the 2011 record harvest. The drop was … Global Grain Stocks Drop Dangerously LowRead more
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Protests prevent British mining company GCM
Massive protests against British mining company GCM Resources prevented the company’s CEO visiting the site of its proposed open-pit coal mine in Bangladesh last week. … Protests prevent British mining company GCMRead more
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Swap sugar for solidarity
Campaigners in Cambodia are calling for more decisive action as land grabbing for industrial sugarcane plantations has been robbing communities of their land, homes and … Swap sugar for solidarityRead more
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Achieving a Sustainable Food System with Organic Farming
Despite a slight decline between 2009 and 2010, since 1999 the global land area farmed organically has expanded more than threefold to 37 million hectares, … Achieving a Sustainable Food System with Organic FarmingRead more
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Is Factory Farm Poop Giving Fish a Sex Change?
In his 1977 classic The Unsettling of America, Wendell Berry described a major change that came along with the post-World War II rise of factory-scale … Is Factory Farm Poop Giving Fish a Sex Change?Read more
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Chicago’s urban farm
Chicago’s Black Belt area, on the historic South Side, was once a hub for jazz, blues, and literature, but today is riddled with vacant lots, … Chicago’s urban farmRead more
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Lost maple syrup
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzI1SbSpBZc&rel=0] New England. The region has long provided a robust ecological niche for maple trees. But just a few decades of steadily warming weather has … Lost maple syrupRead more
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Minimizing food waste could have significant impact on global resources,
Presented in the journal Science of the Total Environment, the findings indicate that reducing loss and waste percentages could result in a 50 % cut … Minimizing food waste could have significant impact on global resources,Read more