agriculture
Today in labor history: Farm workers on trial
December 18, 2012On this day in 1830, the trial of nearly 350 agricultural workers began in England.
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A cook’s thoughts on food and more
July 30, 2012Cooking has always been enjoyable. But I am growing very worried over many aspects of the food we eat.
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Global warming does not benefit plants: new study
April 10, 2012A study by researchers at Northern Arizona University shows that a somewhat rosy predictions about purported beneficial effects of global warming on plant life are likely not true.
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Waiter, there’s a newfangled technology in my soup
August 10, 2011The unregulated nanotech industry is spreading through the U.S. food system.
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Food deficits, deadlier than budget deficits
June 21, 2011Living on a farm makes me think long and deep about food deficits here at home and around the world, deficits far more menacing than budget deficits.
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