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Feed brokers are exempt from organic certification. Therefore, there is no guarantee that organic feed is not commingled with non-organic feed or contaminated.
Growers in colder climates often utilize various approaches to extend the growing season or to give their crops a boost, whether it's coldframes, hoop houses or greenhouses.Greenhouses are usually glazed structures, but are typically expensive ......
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As scientists prepare to submit the genetically engineered rice for regulatory approval, some locals protest.
Mr. Perkins's Technology project at Legacy High School in N Las Vegas, NV
It has been confirmed that France will extend its moratorium on the cultivation of Monsanto's genetically-modified (GM) MON810 corn within its borders, despite a recent ruling by the French Council ....
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A long-awaited—if faintly unsettling—food product is unveiled
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Her name is Rachel Parent, and she's suddenly an internet sensation for her cool-headed debate about GMOs on a popular Canadian TV show.
As Michael Moss reports in a recent New York Times piece, a group of plant breeders from land-grant universities—including Cornell, the University of Maine, and the University of Tennessee—are looking to extend broccoli's growing season. Using conve
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Monarch populations have been gradually declining over the last eight years, according to Donald Davis, chair of the Monarch Butterfly Fund, who has been tagging monarchs since 1967. The organization, dedicated to the conservation of monarch butterfl
A new, unidentified 33-pound fungus has been discovered in China. The mushroom was found in the Yunnan province of China, an area praised for the incredible diversity of mushrooms available.
Ultra filtering is a high-tech procedure where honey is heated, sometimes watered down and then forced at high pressure through extremely small filters to remove pollen, which is the only foolproof sign identifying the source of the honey. It is a sp
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The Blue Green Box uses the natural waste produced by a fishtank to fertilize plants in its specialized, hydroponic “grow box”.
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As the House debates incremental immigration reform, the White House issued a report on the agricultural economic benefits of a sweeping Senate-passed bill.
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