Unapproved genetically modified Monsanto wheat found in Oregon
The discovery of the unauthorized wheat in an 80-acre field in Oregon has rattled U.S. wheat markets
Friday, May 31, 2013 3:34 PM UTC 32Business Monsanto, wheat, Agriculture
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Business Monsanto, wheat, Agriculture
Monsanto’s growing monopoly
What the Supreme Court got wrong: Patents on self-replicating seed are unethical, dangerous and anti-competitive
Thursday, May 30, 2013 6:17 PM UTC 49Technology Monsanto, Supreme Court, GMO
Is the government helping speculators manipulate grain futures?
How sophisticated traders exploit an obscure USDA rule change to get rich, fleece farmers, and drive up food prices
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 40Business Trading, Agriculture
Print your own gardening accessories
Seven must-have farm and garden devices you can build with your own 3D printer
Saturday, May 18, 2013 3:00 PM UTCTechnology Modern Farmer, Farming, gardening
Is JPMorgan a farmer?
How the nation's biggest banks use the little-covered House Agriculture Committee to gut regulations
Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013 5:02 PM UTCBusiness JP Morgan Chase, Jamie Dimon
I worked hard for no pay — and I dug it
When I lived on a commune, I learned that some kinds of labor yield their own, non-monetary rewards
Sunday, Feb 10, 2013 11:00 PM UTC 12Life Cluster Mag, essays
5 key facts missing in the media’s ongoing quinoa debate
Has Western demand really made the grain difficult for South Americans to afford? The answer is complicated
Sunday, Feb 10, 2013 5:00 PM UTCBusiness Jacobin, fair trade, Food
Big story you missed
America trashes 40 percent of its food supply
Wednesday, Aug 22, 2012 11:24 PM UTC 14Life the environment, Global Warming
Weird news: Drought helps cops with pot busts
Marijuana is heartier than many other plant species
Wednesday, Aug 22, 2012 10:53 PM UTC 13Life marijuana, Weird news
America’s corn addiction
A USDA report says the U.S. will grow plenty of corn in 2012, but use and growing methods mean prices are high
Thursday, Aug 16, 2012 7:42 PM UTCPolitics Agriculture, USDA
“Meatless Monday”: Where’s the beef?
The Republican backlash against a USDA recommendation to eat less meat is shocking, disgusting and frightening
Friday, Aug 3, 2012 4:10 PM UTC 72Politics Environment, drought
Weird News: Amorous bull damages car
After trying to mount its handler, a lustful bull hit a patrol car and then ran off after a truck
Thursday, Aug 2, 2012 10:50 PM UTCLife Weird news, Animal Kingdom
US agricultural exports become costly amid drought
The US drought will be little more than a nuisance for China, but it's a nuisance the government could do without
Thursday, Jul 26, 2012 2:56 PM UTCPolitics GlobalPost, Agriculture, China
US crop prices may spike
Worldwide food prices are expected to soar as the U.S. experiences its worst drought in more than 50 years
Thursday, Jul 19, 2012 1:37 PM UTC 10Politics GlobalPost, Food, U.S. Economy
Time to farm hemp
It's time to end our insane hemp prohibition. If it's legal in soaps – and even to eat – then why can't we grow it?
Monday, Jul 2, 2012 1:41 PM UTC 23Politics Agriculture, marijuana, Crime
John McCain is so mad about wasteful spending on science, research
A predictable attack on programs that sound sort of silly
Thursday, Jun 14, 2012 7:20 PM UTC 23Politics John McCain, Agriculture
Monsanto’s college strangehold
A new report has shocking findings about the connection between corporate funding and agricultural research
Monday, May 14, 2012 12:50 PM UTC 11Life Agriculture, College, AlterNet
Another hidden supercommittee menace
The "secret farm bill" could overhaul U.S. agriculture for the next five years with no public debate
Thursday, Nov 17, 2011 1:00 PM UTC 12News Jeb Hensarling, Agriculture
How to save small farms
By protecting farmland from development, land trusts are making small-scale agriculture more viable
Tuesday, Nov 1, 2011 7:55 PM UTCLife Agriculture, Sustainable food
Why Americans can’t afford to eat healthy
The real reason Big Macs are cheaper than more nutritious alternatives? Government subsidies
Friday, Jul 15, 2011 11:01 AM UTC 322News Health, Agriculture
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