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'Evangelist' for Organics Going Against the Grain in Iowa

New York Times - Wed Nov 25, 1:57 pm ET

SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- In the midst of sprawling corn and soybean fields, industrial animal-processing plants and ethanol refine...

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ScienceBlogs - Wed Nov 25, 12:02 am ET
Guest blog by Mateo Burtch. Dear Ms. Doctor Ronald-- I recently had the opportunity to read Simplicity Today, the magazine of the University of Reed alumni association, and its article on you (or someone who looks like you and has the same name as you and is apparently you). I found it to be fascinating and educational in the extreme, so extreme that I actually burned myself on it. I also found ...
Agribusiness Chief Slams Organics
CommonDreams.org - Wed Nov 25, 11:14 am ET
by Kate Galbraith When Michael Mack, the chief executive of Syngenta, a Swiss agribusiness giant that makes pesticides and seeds, hears people say that organic food is better for the planet, he has one response: "Au contraire." "Organic food is not only not better for the planet," he said, in an interview at The New York Times building on Tuesday. "It is categorically worse." read more
Heritage Turkeys Selling Briskly, Even at $10 a Pound
New York Times - 35 minutes ago
A trend for birds that are said to be more flavorful, but cost more and take longer to raise.
Zainab Salbi: Seeing Iraq in light of what happened in Rwanda and Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Huffington Post - Wed Nov 25, 1:25 pm ET
Fifteen years ago, two countries that had witnessed the most horrible genocides in the last decade of the 20th century ended their wars: Bosnia and...
Green Washing the Milk
East Bay Express - Wed Nov 25, 3:05 am ET
Two organic milk companies dominate the industry by relying on lax federal standards. Some local producers, however, are doing it right. by Robert Gammon The organic dairy industry has fallen on rough financial times in the past year. Small farmers have been especially hard hit, as the recession prompts price-conscious consumers to buy cheaper alternatives. Yet despite the severe downturn, two ...
Cochise County's Farm Service Agency election deadline is Dec. 7
Arizona Range News - 1 hour 23 minutes ago
Carol Case, Executive Director of USDA's Farm Service Agency in Cochise County, announced that the 2009 FSA county committee elections start Nov. 20 as ballots are being mailed to eligible voters. Dec. 7, 2009, is the deadline for eligible voters to return ballots to their local FSA offices.
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Agricultural Research Magazine - Wed Nov 25, 6:04 pm ET
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) was established on November 2, 1953, pursuant to authority vested in the Secretary of Agriculture by 5 U.S.C. 301 and Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953, and other authorities.
Corn Rebounds as Dollar Drop Boosts Investment; Soybeans Gain
Bloomberg - 1 hour 17 minutes ago
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Corn rose for the first time in seven sessions on speculation that a slumping dollar will increase demand for commodities as an alternative investment and an inflation hedge. Soybeans also gained.
No GM on menu at food summit
The Scientist - Tue Nov 24, 12:37 pm ET
Some food and policy experts are lamenting the meeting's failure to bring up biotechnology as a way to ease starvation
Preparing, and Bracing, for New Emissions Rules
New York Times - 35 minutes ago
Much of corporate America has already been thinking about how to comply with sharp cuts when they came, and that day seems to have moved closer.
Farm Service Agency ballots due by Dec. 7
Clarinda Herald-Journal - Wed Nov 25, 10:40 am ET
Ballots for the 2009 Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committee elections were mailed to eligible voters on November 6, 2009. All eligible farmers and ranchers are encouraged to get involved and vote in this year’s county committee election.
Farm runoff in 41 watersheds feeding Mississippi
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Nov 25, 8:15 am ET
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it aims to stop agricultural runoff in 41 watersheds in 12 states from ending up in the Mississippi River.
India is 'indispensable': Obama
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 24, 10:18 pm ET
Barack Obama threw the biggest party of his presidency for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, hailing the world's largest democracy as "indispensable" and pledging to work out a range of thorny issues.
NASA Ames breakthrough: Algae makes sustainable biofuel
Mountain View Voice - 2 hours 0 minutes ago
Thanks to technology developed at Moffett Field's NASA Ames, fuel for cars, trucks and planes can now be produced at your local sewage treatment plant.
Animal ID opponents still seek end to program
North Platte Bulletin - Mon Nov 23, 9:41 pm ET
A 100-group coalition -- in letters to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and to Congress -- urges that the National Animal Identification System be dissolved completely and that all 100 organizations look forward to working with USDA “…to enhance our nation’s animal disease preparedness in a manner that builds upon our past successes and respects the interests of U.S. livestock producers and ...
Va. Tech to help decode the turkey's genetic gobbledygook
Washington Post - 5 minutes ago
If ever there were a candidate for genetic engineering, surely it is the pale, flavor-challenged bird that will adorn millions of American dinner tables Thursday as a matter of Thanksgiving ritual .
Demand up at Vt. food shelves; needs met for now
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Nov 25, 4:54 pm ET
Vermont food shelves met the increasing demand for help — barely — but they remain concerned about helping those needing Christmas time help in a state ranked among the nation's hungriest.
Land Rush in Africa
BusinessWeek - Wed Nov 25, 5:28 pm ET
Agribusiness and global investors are scooping up farmland. Are corporate farmers the new colonialists?
Deere reports 4Q loss on charges, lower sales
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Nov 25, 4:34 pm ET
Deere and Co. says sales of tractors, combines and other agricultural mainstays slumped in the fourth quarter and it expects farmers to remain cautious about new equipment purchases because of the weak global economy.
Cultivating a culture of health & wellness - a prescription with priceless results
New Hampshire Business Review - 15 minutes ago
Find out what some progressive companies are doing to keep employees healthy and productive while controlling their health care costs. The 2009 NHBR Health Care Forum, sponsored by MVP Health Care , addresses the new connections between nutrition, lifetime wellness and its positive impact on health care cost trends.

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