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China's OK on GMO rice, corn seen boosting yields
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 2, 1:50 am ET
China has approved genetically modified strains of rice and corn in a move experts say could dramatically boost crop yields and help the world's most populous nation avoid food shortages.
Land Enrolled in Conservation Stewardship Program
KQCD-TV Dickinson - Fri Dec 4, 12:22 am ET
Thousands of acres of land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program are set to expire over the next few years. That worries some conservation groups. But a new conservation program established in the 2008 Farm Bill may be able to make up for some of the loss.
A harvest of challenges
Hutchinson News - Thu Dec 3, 11:39 pm ET
In a normal year, their fall harvest would have been in the bin nearly a month ago. But in a year f ...
Virginia begins inquiry into Salahis' America's Polo Cup
Washington Post - Fri Dec 4, 12:00 am ET
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services on Thursday began a formal investigation into the America's Polo Cup, the business entity run by Michaele and Tareq Salahi that the couple says raises funds for their charitable organization, as a host of other problems became apparent for...
Md. plans expanded oyster sanctuary
Washington Post - Fri Dec 4, 12:00 am ET
Maryland plans to dramatically increase the area of the Chesapeake Bay that is closed to oyster harvests, Gov. Martin O'Malley said Thursday, offering an expanded foothold to an iconic species that has dropped to 1 percent of its peak population.
Slow Foodies Mum on Labor Issues
NBC Bay Area - Thu Dec 3, 6:45 pm ET
"Sustainability" is sustained on the backs of cheap, migrant labor.
10 great places to savor winter's flavors
USA Today - Thu Dec 3, 11:19 pm ET
Summer hogs the seasonal food spotlight, but winter offers plenty of warm fare that banishes the cold-weather blues. Bon Appetit restaurant editor Andrew Knowlton shares his list of 10 spots to tuck into timely treats.
Laos and Portugal in Basque Country
New York Times - Thu Dec 3, 11:11 pm ET
VARIETY IS THE SPICE Basque dining at Noriega’s in Bakersfield, Calif. Bakersfield, Calif. — AT 10 minutes before noon on a Sunday it’s a cattle call at the hotel-restaurant Noriega’s here, with dozens of people crowded around the bar, drinking beer and greeting familiar faces.
Crab fisherman's body recovered near Astoria, Ore.
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 10:44 pm ET
The Coast Guard says a dive team has recovered the body of a 32-year-old crab fisherman who fell from a boat about 10 miles off the mouth of the Columbia River near the Oregon-Washington border.
New generation of online games attracts millions
Contra Costa Times - Fri Dec 4, 2:37 am ET
With Facebook and MySpace providing the wind beneath their wings, a flock of online game startups have soared in one of Silicon Valley's success stories during the recession. Poll: What's your favorite Facebook game?
Soybeans Rise After China Says December Imports May Beat Record
Bloomberg - 1 hour 34 minutes ago
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Soybeans gained in Chicago, reversing an earlier decline, after China said imports this month may rise to an all-time high.
Australian dives face-first into deadly jellyfish
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 10:23 pm ET
A man dove face-first into an extremely venomous, peanut-sized jellyfish in waters off northeast Australia and medics flew him to a hospital intensive care unit to treat the potentially fatal sting, officials said Friday.
Hispanic farmers deserve justice, too
USA Today - Thu Dec 3, 4:47 pm ET
The Department of Agriculture has acknowledged that policies have unjustly hurt minority farmers. So why stiffarm farmers seeking justice today?
Deadline for federal disaster aid Dec. 10
KOB 4 Albuquerque - Thu Dec 3, 12:51 pm ET
Sen. Tom Udall says New Mexico ranchers and livestock producers who suffered from droughts and wildfires in 2008 should apply for federal aid before Dec. 10.
The Father Of Notre Dame
Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 7:01 pm ET
French Catholic priest Edward Sorin arrived in Indiana with the confidence of a young man who didn't know what he was facing.
South grad heads up USAID: Erin Soto working to lift people out of poverty
Terre Haute Tribune Star - Thu Dec 3, 10:41 pm ET
A Terre Haute native, 49-year-old Erin Soto now oversees a federally-funded foreign aid office in India that works to lift people out of poverty.
Food banks rise as economy falls
Lebanon Daily News - Thu Dec 3, 10:14 pm ET
Terry Baker made a tough call. The director of the Caring Cupboard in Palmyra chose to not order a lot of milk last week because the food pantry was only open one day. He quickly realized he had made the wrong decision.
N.D. counties declared natural disaster areas
Minot Daily News - Fri Dec 4, 1:09 am ET
The United States Department of Agriculture announced this week the designation of 24 North Dakota counties as primary natural disaster areas because of losses caused by the combined effects of drought, frost, cool temperatures, excessive rain and late-season snowfall, flooding, hail, and weather-related losses from insects and disease that occurred this year.
Kenyan Economy May Grow 2.5% This Year, Kenyatta Says (Update1)
Bloomberg - 9 minutes ago
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Kenya’s economic growth will probably accelerate to 2.5 percent this year from 1.7 percent in 2008, as the short rainy season helps to ease a three-year drought and boost agriculture, Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta said.
Orlando Attractions
New York Times - Thu Dec 3, 5:58 pm ET
A small Sunday farmers’ market on the south side of the lake.

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Md. Plan Aims To Restore Chesapeake Bay Oyster
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