LEDs in greenhouses deliver sa...

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Even with our growing emphasis on and awareness of the benefits to the environment…

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A Plan to Bring Sun-Powered Ir...

May 20, 2013 by

One of the finest applications of solar photovoltaic panels is in powering drip irrigation systems for farmers ..

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9 Things You Should Know About...

May 20, 2013 by

The House and Senate will vote soon on the new bills — but there are important differences.

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Undead farm bill: Everyone’s f...

May 18, 2013 by

While most of Washington, D.C., is consumed with the faux scandals du jour,…

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American Agriculture Is Under ...

May 17, 2013 by

The organic food industry is gaining influence on Capitol Hill..

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Look Out: Corporations Promote...

May 15, 2013 by

If these resolutions passed, citizens would be asked to vote this dangerous language into our state constitution

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Arsenic in Chicken and Swine F...

May 2, 2013 by

Food safety groups sue in federal court to get federal agency to do its job, and stop cancer-causing practice.

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Fracking Our Food Supply

Apr 16, 2013 by

In the midst of the domestic energy boom, livestock on farms near oil-and-gas drilling operations ..

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Global Food Prices Continue to...

Apr 11, 2013 by

According to Worldwatch’s latest Vital Signs Online trend, …

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Gag the Whistleblower: 6 State...

Apr 8, 2013 by

Several statehouses are pushing bills that would ban undercover filming in horrid factory farms.

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Knowosphere at Work: Farmer-to...

Apr 5, 2013 by

David Bornstein, the author of “How to Change the World” ..

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Is JPMorgan a farmer?

Mar 20, 2013 by

How the nation’s biggest banks use the little-covered House Agriculture Committee to gut regulations.

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How Monsanto Outfoxed the Obam...

Mar 15, 2013 by

The inside story of how the government let one company squash biotech innovation, and dominate an entire industry

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Corn free: Cutting back on our...

Mar 12, 2013 by

We at Grist go on and on about corn -

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WATERSHED

Mar 11, 2013 by

[Translate] by Casey Danson DEFINITELY A MUST SEE FILM TO EDUCATE OURSELVES ABOUT WATER ISSUES IN THE U.S. AND THE SOUTHWEST...

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Satellite Tracking of Middle E...

Feb 24, 2013 by

Jay Famiglietti, one of the authors of an important new study …

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Build a $300 underground green...

Feb 22, 2013 by

Growers in colder climates often utilize various approaches to extend the growing season…

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Miracle grow: Indian farmers s...

Feb 22, 2013 by

What if the agricultural revolution has already happened and we didn’t realize it?

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Could extreme weather save far...

Feb 22, 2013 by

After a seriously dry run, some drought-stricken farmers have gotten a bit of a reprieve. Snow dumping this week on the country’s potential future dust bowl is great news for suffering, parched wheat crops.
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Do GMO Crops Really Have Highe...

Feb 14, 2013 by

According to the biotech industry, genetically modified (GM) crops are a boon to humanity ..

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Corn shortage idles 20 ethanol...

Feb 12, 2013 by

Fuel is plentiful, but long drought could cut supply.

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Note to Mrs. Obama: Try Hemp i...

Feb 11, 2013 by

Marijuana’s non-narcotic cousin is economic, ecological and downright patriotic

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Can USDA’s climate reality mes...

Feb 10, 2013 by

As Grist reported earlier this week, the USDA released a massive report on climate change and U.S. agriculture.

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Cook Organic, Not the Planet

Feb 8, 2013 by

What if there were an inexpensive technology that could cut greenhouse gas emissions by up to 50 percent

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Upping the steaks: How grass-f...

Feb 1, 2013 by

Bartlett Durand is the rare local-food entrepreneur who has no trouble turning a profit:

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U.S. lags woefully behind othe...

Jan 30, 2013 by

Americans spent $16 billion last year bailing out farmers affected by the drought

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Libertarian Propaganda With Yo...

Jan 25, 2013 by

If you shop at Whole Foods, you’ve probably seen the ads at the cash register for Conscious Capitalism.

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No bad apples: Grocery store c...

Jan 24, 2013 by

On the surface, it’s a common display.

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Crop Production Boosted 145% i...

Jan 21, 2013 by

Farmers are some of the unsung heroes in our world;

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More than half the U.S. is sti...

Jan 20, 2013 by

Do you know where the largest desert in the world is? Go ahead, Google it. I’ll wait.

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