Agricultural scientists Pamela Ronald and Raoul Adamchak explore how genetic engineering can work with organic growing practices to produce food in a more sustainable way than either of them could alone.
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<p>In this week’s climate change story, witness the devastating effects of climate change on agriculture and farming. In addition to heat waves, floods and droughts killing off cattle and crops, weeds and pests are actually thriving from the warming temperatures. A warmer world means harder...
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07/13/09 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack spoke to a crowd of more than 300 people from the agriculture industry in Charlotte about the importance of helping local agriculture and farmers in Michigan. Cory Smith for the LSJ
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Cotton is one of the most polluting industries in the world. India is the second largest producer after Turkey. Although cotton only occupies five percent of cultivated land in India, it accounts for more than half of the total pesticides used in farming there. ...
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In this story, we learn of one urban farmer who successfully uses the community supported agriculture model to produce long-term sustainable crops that are fresh, cost efficient to produce, and that offers local members a stake in the harvest crops.
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Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) — Dennis DeLaughter, a rice farmer and the owner of Progressive Farm Marketing, talks with Bloomberg’s Margaret Brennan about the outlook for rice. DeLaughter sees a potential for rice hoarding and says the commodity could reach $20 by this time next year. (Source: Bloo...
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, chefs and brew masters that participated in the event. At Burgers & Brew unique burgers are created by area chefs specially prepared with locally raised meats, vegetables and cheese featuring dynamite flavor combos found only in Southern Wisconsin. Event goers washed these tasty treats down wi...
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Reporter Akiba Howard finds farmers using "Twitter" technology to spread the word on agriculture. Reporter Sarah Gardner discovers how research on consumer trends affects the foods you find in the supermarket. Reporter Yolanda Vazquez takes us to a Virginia farm where specialty produce meets cons...
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On Friday, October 30, Andres Duany, a founding principal at Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company, spoke about agricultural urbanism as part of Houston Tomorrow’s Distinguished Speaker Series. Agricultural urbanism, Duany explained, is different from urban agriculture. Agricultural urbanism creates a w...
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