Breaking the grass ceiling: On...

Jun 3, 2013 by

For 56-year-old Tammy Burnell, who lost everything she owned in the 2008 Iowa floods…

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Local Farming Void? Military V...

May 28, 2013 by

The United States imports more than 38 percent of the fruits…

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Chemical creep: Farmers return...

May 25, 2013 by

Monsanto’s Bt corn was supposed to reduce pesticide use.

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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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How Monsanto Takes Away States...

May 16, 2013 by

Monsanto Is Using Cronies in Congress

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U.N. to world: “Eat your insec...

May 15, 2013 by

“Waiter, there’s a fly in my soup.”

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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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Occupy the Farm movement rises...

May 14, 2013 by

A guerrilla veggie-growing occupation of university-owned land in Albany, Calif.,..

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Fracking threatens to escalate...

May 3, 2013 by

One of fracking’s few but feverishly touted upsides..

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Fracking boom in North Dakota ...

May 2, 2013 by

The new numbers come as no surprise to the fossil fuel titans behind the boom:

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Fracking Ourselves to Death in...

May 2, 2013 by

Don’t expect the government to protect you from this pernicious industry.

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BREAKING: Pesticide Company Cr...

Apr 12, 2013 by

[Translate]   Fwd: BREAKING: Pesticide Company Creates “Superworms” That Will Devastate Mid… Inbox x m   ...

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Readers’ Responses: Curbing Fo...

Apr 11, 2013 by

[Translate]  World Watch 2 inShar inSh Print/PDF In our February newsletter, we wrote about the environmental and humanitarian...

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Banana Farm in the Mountains a...

Apr 4, 2013 by

There’s a house in Old Snowmass unlike any other home in the Roaring Fork Valley..

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Why We Can’t Expect Farm...

Apr 1, 2013 by

Following World War II, with the onset of the “Green Revolution,” …

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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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“Farmscraper” mast...

Mar 10, 2013 by

Growing urban populations in the next few decades will mean greater pressures on agricultural production..

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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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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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New-old disaster aid may be co...

Feb 7, 2013 by

Last year, American farmers saw the worst drought in more than half a century.

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The Surprising Connection Betw...

Jan 31, 2013 by

In a recent Nation piece, the wonderful Elizabeth Royte teased out the direct links between hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and the food supply.

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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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Time to Break Up the Monopolie...

Jan 25, 2013 by

Wenonah Hauter discusses her new book “Foodopoly,” a deep dive into our country’s history and our relationships with farmers.

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Monsanto Corporate Greed/Monop...

Jan 18, 2013 by

Many farmers have decided to forego growing corn and soybeans due to the “inevitable contamination that will result.”

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50% of All Food Produced Is Wa...

Jan 15, 2013 by

So many people. So little land and water.

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