Hemp Fiber Revolution
• arcleinFor centuries, hemp had been ubiquitous in global commerce – from paper making to the rope used on sailing vessels – until synthetic fibres usurped its naval role and global anti-drug sentiment put paid to the rest.
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Agriculture
Integrating Agriculture and Forestry
• arcleinAgricultural intensification, also known as the Borlaug hypothesis, means increasing yields per unit area of land regardless of the emissions caused, expecting that higher yields at constant demand will spare forest land for conservation. "While
Chinese GM Cows Produce Human Breast Milk
• arcleinThe milk produced by the transgenic cows is identical to the human variety, with the same immune-boosting and antibacterial qualities as breast milk, scientists at China's Agricultural University in Beijing said.
Healthy Beets
• arcleinBaby beetroot is around the size of a golf-ball and is slightly sweeter than mature specimens. Beetroot leaves look a lot like baby spinach, with red stems and veins showing through the dark leaves. Often used in mixed salads, they have a peppery tas
Reforestation Research in Latin America
• arclein"Twenty years ago, we had almost no information about how to build a forest," said Jefferson Hall, staff scientist at the Smithsonian and lead editor of the new special issue of Forest Ecology and Management. "People either planted one of four non
Liquid Smoke From Rice Hulls
• arcleintypically used to produce liquid smoke, added to meat and other foods for a smoky taste. But other types of plants can also be burned to make the popular seasoning. Rice is a prime candidate, with 680 millions tons produced worldwide each year.
Giant Tortoises Revive Ebony Forests in Mauritius
• arcleinAlthough replacing an extinct life form with another is controversial, it has been done. Examples are the North American peregrine falcon and yellow crowned night herons in Bermuda. The falcon was re-established using seven subspecies from different
Study Reveals Incas Prospered Thanks to Llama Poop
• Hispanic NewsNew research identifies llama dung as the key to the success of the Incan empire before the arrival of Europeans in South America.
Feel like a radiated sitting duck? Things you can do to mitigate the problem.
• Farm WarsWe are surrounded by radioactive contaminants in the air, water, soil, and in our food. What to do? We can start by collecting resources to lessen our exposure.
US Agricultural Redesign Proposed
• arcleinUS David researchers are recommending innovative agricultural systems such as organic farming, grass-fed and other alternative livestock production systems, mixed crop and livestock systems, and perennial grains. And it would require significant chan
Changing Grazing Practices
• arclein"The results of this study show a potential win-win situation for the Pantanal and Cerrado's ranches and wildlife," study lead author Donald Parsons Eaton of the conservation society said. "Using rotational grazing techniques will produce healthi
China Confirmed as Source of Rice Culture
• arcleinThe study supports archaeological evidence gathered in the last decade pointing to rice domestication in the Yangtze Valley beginning approximately 8,000 to 9,000 years ago, while domestication of rice in the India's Ganges region began around abo
Agricultural property in Chile
• http://www.sovereignman.com/I was driving through the Chilean countryside recently and it dawned on me that in most of Chile, even the relatively “dull and drab” parts are downright beautiful.
Has Anybody Seen Ed Lately?
Ed VallejoNo - because it's Spring, and that means planting season. Got food?
Cattail Up Date
• arcleinAnd so it goes… This is what is happening in our field observations for our 4500 foot altitude desert field planting. But… there is a lot more. We used four different soil blends and also a number of mature plants in each section of augmen
Mexican Freeze Out
• arcleinThis will not only have an immediate impact on supplies, but because of very strong blossom drops, this will also impact supplies 30 – 60 days from now. Some growers are meeting with their boards right now to determine whether they should immediately
8 FOOT BIKE SIGN - BE THE MEDIA!
• Real News TucsonChris Haskell from Real News Tucson shows you how to build your own portable billboard!
Cocoa Shortage Crisis Looms
• arcleinToday they treat him like a guru. An influential set of senior industry heavyweights flew to Ghana last week to hear him speak; the talk ended with an unprecedented agreement between industry competitors and the government to establish a working grou
Wisconsin DATCP: A rogue agency continues its assault on milk producers
• The PPJ GazetteUnable to afford or procure competent counsel and lacking the ability to represent themselves left them with little choice, after all the state run education system falls grievously short of providing scholars of the necessary information to obtain d
Agroforestry Revolution in Sahel
• arcleinSAHEL SOLUTION: Allowing trees to grow and shade fields has helped boost yields for farmers across the Sahel--outlined in blue on this map--a possible adaptation to climate change. Image: Map by Robert Simmon, based on GIMMS vegetation data and Wo
Available Global Marginal Land
• arcleinPublished in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, the study led by civil and environmental engineering professor Ximing Cai identified land around the globe available to produce grass crops for biofuels, with minimal impact on agricultur
Odor Free Piggery
• arcleinFarmer Samson Delos Reyes walks through rows of kalo at David Wong's Waianae farm. Wong is using a system called natural farming developed in South Korea that has his kalo towering overhead and producing huge basil bushes. Farmer Samson Delos Rey
Starling Eradication
• arcleinAfter hundreds of starlings were found dead in the Yankton Riverside Park, concerned citizens began to investigate. Before long, a USDA official called the local police and admitted they had poisoned the birds. "They say that they had poisoned the bi
Lab Produced Meat Closer
• arclein"There's yogurt, which is cultured yeast. You have wine production and beer production. These were not produced in laboratories. Society has accepted these products." If wine is produced in winery, beer in a brewery and bread in a bakery, where
Metabolic Structure and Ecological Civilization
• arcleinGiven the overwhelming harm being done to the world’s environment and to its people, it is essential today to consider how we might organize a truly ecological civilization—one that exists in harmony with natural systems—instead of trying to overwhel
Bye Bye Blackbird: USDA acknowledges a hand in one mass bird death
• Christian Science MonitorOne in a series of mysterious mass bird deaths in the past month was the product of a USDA avicide program, which began as operation Bye Bye Blackbird in the 1960s.
Dioxin: It’s Whats For Breakfast (and Dinner and Lunch and Snack and Supper)
• The PPJ GazetteIn June the German food safety body (GFSB) was quite upset when it was discovered that Dioxin was served up to critters for consumption. Dioxin-contaminated eggs that entered the food chain in Germany and the Netherlands are not expected to cause
Hemp Seed Food Quality
• arcleinThe fact that the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa) is used as food initially surprises and confuses most people. The public information system has largely restricted knowledge of hemp to its use for obtaining marijuana (Cannabis sativa), with its leaf co
Lignin Discovery Plumps Biomass
• arcleiniofuel derived from crops such as switchgrass certainly holds promise, although some critics maintain that such crops use up too much agricultural land – land that could otherwise be used for growing food crops. A genetic discovery announced this Tue
Four Fish with Paul Greenberg
• arcleinThese were not giant bluefin, the 1,000-pound bullet trains so prized by the Japanese that they might sell for $100,000 or more. Those are almost gone now, as Paul Greenberg points out in his important and stimulating new book, “Four Fish,” which
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