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Pesticides may be a leading cause of major diseases

Posted on Sep 04 @ 10:35 am

"A read through of the scientific literature on pesticides and major preventable diseases afflicting us in the 21st century suggests that one of the first responses called for is an all out effort to stop using toxic pesticides,"...

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GM sugar takes a beeting from US court decision

Posted on Aug 23 @ 01:25 am

According to the ruling, chemical company Monsanto was granted the right to sell genetically modified (GM) sugar beets five years ago without a thorough enough approval by the USDA.

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US food crops absorb toxic pharmaceuticals and personal care products from treated wastewater

Posted on Aug 16 @ 02:18 am

But a new study has shown that major American food crops like soybeans are also absorbing these chemicals, and others, from the treated wastewater that farmers are applying to them.

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Wacky weather could squeeze Florida's citrus season

Posted on Jul 21 @ 08:00 pm

Von Holle suggests that subtropical crops such as oranges that depend on mild winters and springs could get squeezed out of Florida.

Article Date: Jul 21 @ 08:00 pm | Read Full Article

Hemp History Week, a look back at America's hemp heritage

Posted on May 26 @ 03:29 am

As far as functionality, there are literally thousands of uses for hemp. Its seed and oil are powerful superfoods and its fiber is useful in a host of various textile applications. For example, hemp is used to make clothing and paper, and is also used in composite door paneling, fiberboard and concrete foundations.

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GM crops cause liver and kidney damage

Posted on Mar 21 @ 11:13 pm

A report published in the International Journal of Microbiology has verified once again that Monsanto's genetically modified (GM) crops are causing severe health problems.

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Almond tree's secret weapon

Posted on Jan 29 @ 10:13 am

It also known that the almond tree is the only plant to have this toxin in its flowers' nectar; in fact, the tree's subgenus classification is Amygdalus, after the toxin it produces.

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Quarter of US grain ends up at the biofuel pump

Posted on Jan 25 @ 10:21 am

Think-tank calculates that 107 million tonnes of US grain used to make biofuels last year could have fed 330 million people.

Article Date: Jan 25 @ 10:21 am | Read Full Article

Hemp for America! Farmers plant hemp seeds on DEA's front lawn

Posted on Oct 16 @ 12:18 am

What's wrong, it turns out, is that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) makes no differentiation between industrial hemp and marijuana.

Article Date: Oct 16 @ 12:18 am | Read Full Article

Harvest And Save Water To Increase Crop Yields, Say Researchers

Posted on Oct 14 @ 05:56 pm

However, even intensive water management on present cropland will not be sufficient to accommodate the food demands of a growing population in a warming world...

Article Date: Oct 14 @ 05:56 pm | Read Full Article

CSPI

Posted on Oct 12 @ 09:46 am

So buying leafy greens from a local organic market is completely different from buying leafy greens grown with a corporate-controlled monoculture approach.

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Natural Plant-Based Pesticides: Ready for Use

Posted on Sep 03 @ 01:52 am

Some of these herbal pesticides kill the bugs, while others repel them. In either case, the natural pesticides are being made by adding small amounts of the herb's essential oils to water and then spraying them on the plant.

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New drought-tolerant rice goes against the grain

Posted on Aug 06 @ 12:47 am

The variety has been shown it can survive without rainfall for as long as 12 days.

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King Corn and Big Oil

Posted on Jul 28 @ 09:50 am

Cheap, subsidized corn has led to cheap corn sweeteners, which can be found today in many of our foods. The rise of obesity and diabetes in the U.S. has been linked to the rise of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in our diets, which can be traced back to a farm policy that encourages over-production of certain crops.

Article Date: Jul 28 @ 09:50 am | Read Full Article

Warming Climate Threatens California Fruit And Nut Production

Posted on Jul 22 @ 11:54 am

"Depending on the pace of winter chill decline, the consequences for California's fruit and nut industries could be devastating,"...

Article Date: Jul 22 @ 11:54 am | Read Full Article

California Agribusiness Uses Solar to Irrigate Crop

Posted on Jul 18 @ 02:39 pm

That’s because a giant California grower has just installed 1 MW of solar power to water their 7,000 acre farm. The 6,400 solar panels power pumps to bring water up from deep wells for irrigation.

Article Date: Jul 18 @ 02:39 pm | Read Full Article

We Learn to Grow Crops in Saltwater

Posted on Jul 18 @ 02:21 pm

We’ll have no choice but to learn to farm in salty water, as the next few centuries’ climate change dries up growing areas from California, Florida and the Middle East, to Africa and China and Australia - - and as seawater increasingly infiltrates crops on low-slung island nations.

Article Date: Jul 18 @ 02:21 pm | Read Full Article

Fuel from Waste – New Revenue for American Farmers

Posted on Jul 18 @ 02:19 pm

This harvest refuse, typically plowed back into the field, is now a source of fuel for American drivers, and new profit for American farmers.

Article Date: Jul 18 @ 02:19 pm | Read Full Article

Having Your Manure and Energy, Too

Posted on Jul 11 @ 10:17 am

A new report from the USDA says that farmers and ranchers could turn manure into energy without taking too much of it out of the fertilizer market.

Article Date: Jul 11 @ 10:17 am | Read Full Article

YouTube Videos Provide Ethanol Answers

Posted on Jul 02 @ 11:37 am

RFA Vice President of Research Geoff Cooper says the 2009 corn crop is going to be another huge crop. “Probably the second or third largest crop in history,”

Article Date: Jul 02 @ 11:37 am | Read Full Article

Plenty of Corn for Ethanol

Posted on Jun 30 @ 05:37 pm

USDA grains analyst Jerry Norton says the number was much higher than the trade was expecting.

Article Date: Jun 30 @ 05:37 pm | Read Full Article

Experts Warn of Future Contaminations in Food Supply

Posted on Feb 19 @ 12:23 pm

"Products are moving around the world so fast now that there's more opportunity for fraud,"...

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US Produces Enough Corn for Food and Fuel

Posted on Jan 13 @ 09:12 am

Corn for grain production in 2008 is now estimated to be 12.1 billion bushels, up 1 percent from the November forecast but 7 percent below last year’s record high.

Article Date: Jan 13 @ 09:12 am | Read Full Article

New Sugarcane Cultivars Developed for Sand Soils of South Florida

Posted on Dec 29 @ 12:26 pm

Two new sugarcane cultivars specifically developed for Florida's sand soils have been released by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and cooperators.

Article Date: Dec 29 @ 12:26 pm | Read Full Article

Simple Soybean Anything But - Genetically, Researcher Says

Posted on Dec 17 @ 12:06 am

Soybean plants have tens of thousands more genes per cell nucleus than humans, even though the plant's complete genetic profile is much smaller, Jackson said.

Article Date: Dec 17 @ 12:06 am | Read Full Article

Hemp Could Be Next Biofuel Feedstock

Posted on Nov 28 @ 10:11 am

Farmers in the U.S could be growing hemp as a biomass crop, if a federal court rules in favor of two farmers trying to get a ban on the marijuana-related plant lifted.

Article Date: Nov 28 @ 10:11 am | Read Full Article

Two breakthroughs in rice science: flood-tolerance and drought-tolerance boost yields

Posted on Nov 23 @ 12:55 pm

However, two scientific breakthroughs in rice crop science may give producers and consumers alike a new weapon against this volatility. They may also go a far way in solving hunger.

Article Date: Nov 23 @ 12:55 pm | Read Full Article

Scientists find key genes to convert annual crops into perennials

Posted on Nov 10 @ 12:57 pm

They tested their knowledge and discovered that annual crops can easily be converted into perennials.

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Control Your Sprinkler From the Web With HydroPoint

Posted on Nov 02 @ 11:11 pm

Recently HydroPoint rolled out version 5.4 of its web-based interface, which allows users to monitor their irrigation systems with real-time feedback on field conditions, reducing the number of required site visits.

Article Date: Nov 02 @ 11:11 pm | Read Full Article

BuyOrganics: Bamboo Fleece Clothes for Kids

Posted on Oct 17 @ 01:39 pm

Bamboo Baby clothing is available in long and short-sleeve t's, pants, skirts, jumpers and dresses.

Article Date: Oct 17 @ 01:39 pm | Read Full Article