Experiment reveals 110 years of Sustainable Farming viable

Jacob Cherian a year ago Region: United States

MADISON, WI (GroundReport) - According to a study, a plot of land on the campus of Auburn University has revealed 110 years of sustainable farming practices can produce similar cotton crops to those using other methods. I... more

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Romanian Agriculture minister Dacian Ciolos: Romania loses 300 million euro if authorities do not ma

Dumitru Florin a year ago Region: Romania

Romania's Agricultural Payments Agency (APIA) postponed payments to farmers due to the deficient management at county level and problems with IT software, Romanian Agriculture minister Dacian Ciolos said in a HotNews.ro - ... more

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Tropical farmers laud coming of jatropha

Al Jeratso 2 years ago Region: Philippines

The growing interests among Asian farmers to be selective in their efforts to grow crops that can give them more incomes have started to transform the agricultural scenario in developing countries. For example, the ja... more

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Organics as Medication

Marie Richie 2 years ago Region: United States

The evidence has been mounting for some time that organic food contains a higher concentration of valuable nutrients than conventionally produced counterparts. Modern nutritional science has determined the lacking com... more

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After a minor thaw, Cuban trade opportunities excite U.S. businesses

Dan McCue 6 months ago Region: United States

Just days after President Barack Obama announced a minor thaw in the longstanding estrangement between the United States and Cuba, Jack Maybank Jr. stood before an audience of entrepreneurs gathered at the College of Charl... more

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Ask an Urban Farmer: Sustainable Fruit and Vegetable Gardening on the Balcony

Marie Richie a year ago Region: United States

  Hi there, You mentioned in this entry http://www.flickr.com/photos/sillydog/63252751/ that you would be glad to answer questions about growing more plants and veggies in cities. I have a balcony that is basicall... more

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World's Largest Seed Collection Receives a Multimillion Dollar Grant from Gates

Marie Richie 2 years ago Region: Norway

A series of multi-million dollar grants have made it possible for few dozen of the world’s major food crops, almost always propagated clonally, to be stored as seed in Norway’s famous Svalbard (also called the ... more

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Food Fight: Proposed Legislation Threatens Small Farmers, Citizen Consumers

Betsy Ross 6 months ago Region: United States

www.backupamerica.org  “Control oil and you control nations; control food and you control the people” - Henry Kissinger In the wake of the recent health "threats" due to the peanut/salmonella scare, Mexi... more

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California gets $14 billion, but what about Georgia?

Michael Krebs 8 months ago Region: United States

ATLANTA - "Marijuana could become an ideal agricultural export for Georgia," I inform the concierge. She smiles warmly and says that it is not her decision. I am in an upscale hotel in Atlanta, operating in a broad space t... more

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Decriminalizing Drugs in the U.S. May Help Mexican National Security

Michael Krebs 8 months ago Region: United States

In a recent Wall Street Journal OpEd by the former presidents of Mexico, Brazil, and Columbia, “The War On Drugs Is A Failure,” the core conclusion – as also expressed by the Latin American Commissio... more

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