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Florida Bill Would Allow Marijuana Extract For Child Seizures
This variety of the drug has very little of the primary component that produces the high. Families have been moving to Colorado to get access to the therapy.
This variety of the drug has very little of the primary component that produces the high. Families have been moving to Colorado to get access to the therapy.
Agriculture
Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 16, 2014, 7:53am
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Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 16, 2014, 7:53am
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Trade deal may weaken shark fin ban
A new free trade agreement involving the US and Pacific nations could water down a global ban on removing the fins from sharks.
A new free trade agreement involving the US and Pacific nations could water down a global ban on removing the fins from sharks.
Agriculture
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 16, 2014, 7:53am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 16, 2014, 7:53am
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The felfie: how farmers are embracing social media
Farmers are posting their 'felfies' online, but it's not just for fun – social media is a lifeline for people in a lonely profession
Farmers are posting their 'felfies' online, but it's not just for fun – social media is a lifeline for people in a lonely profession
Agriculture
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Monday, Jan 13, 2014, 9:13am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Monday, Jan 13, 2014, 9:13am
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Robot farmers are the future of agriculture, says government
UK farming conference hears how 'farmbots' will bring efficiencies and benefits and an end to back-breaking tasks
UK farming conference hears how 'farmbots' will bring efficiencies and benefits and an end to back-breaking tasks
Robotics
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 09, 2014, 9:57am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 09, 2014, 9:57am
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This GMO Apple Won't Brown. Will That Sour The Fruit's Image?
A small Canadian company has created a genetically engineered apple that doesn't go brown when you slice it. It's waiting for approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. But some apple producers are worried that this new product will taint the apple's wholesome, all-natural image.
A small Canadian company has created a genetically engineered apple that doesn't go brown when you slice it. It's waiting for approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. But some apple producers are worried that this new product will taint the apple's wholesome, all-natural image.
Agriculture
Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 09, 2014, 9:57am
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Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 09, 2014, 9:57am
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Looks Like The Paleo Diet Wasn't Always So Hot For Ancient Teeth
When hunter-gatherers started adding grains and starches to their diet, it brought about the "age of cavities." At least, that's what a lot of people thought. But it turns out that even before agriculture, what hunter-gatherers ate could rot their teeth. The problem: At least some of these ancients had a thing for acorns.
When hunter-gatherers started adding grains and starches to their diet, it brought about the "age of cavities." At least, that's what a lot of people thought. But it turns out that even before agriculture, what hunter-gatherers ate could rot their teeth. The problem: At least some of these ancients had a thing for acorns.
The Crazy, Ingenious Plan to Bring Hippopotamus Ranching to America
In the early years of the last century, the U.S. Congress considered a bold and ingenious plan that would simultaneously solve two pressing problems -- a national meat shortage and a growing ecological crisis. The plan was this: hippopotamus ranching. ...
In the early years of the last century, the U.S. Congress considered a bold and ingenious plan that would simultaneously solve two pressing problems -- a national meat shortage and a growing ecological crisis. The plan was this: hippopotamus ranching. ...
Agriculture
Source: Wired
Posted on: Friday, Dec 20, 2013, 10:42am
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Source: Wired
Posted on: Friday, Dec 20, 2013, 10:42am
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This Stanford Ph.D. Became A Fruit Picker To Feed California's Hungry
Sarah Ramirez left a high-prestige career to bring California's bounty of unsellable fruit to food banks in the state's Central Valley. Her grassroots organization is trying to address a regional conundrum: While many area farms end up with imperfect fruit that can't be sold to supermarkets, local farmworkers struggle to afford fresh produce.
Sarah Ramirez left a high-prestige career to bring California's bounty of unsellable fruit to food banks in the state's Central Valley. Her grassroots organization is trying to address a regional conundrum: While many area farms end up with imperfect fruit that can't be sold to supermarkets, local farmworkers struggle to afford fresh produce.
Agriculture
Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 19, 2013, 9:15am
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Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 19, 2013, 9:15am
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Why We Will Need Genetically Modified Foods
Climate change will make it increasingly difficult to feed the world. Biotech crops will have an essential role in ensuring that there’s enough to eat.
Climate change will make it increasingly difficult to feed the world. Biotech crops will have an essential role in ensuring that there’s enough to eat.
Agriculture
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 17, 2013, 10:03am
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Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 17, 2013, 10:03am
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USDA Steps Up The Fight To Save Florida's Oranges
The agency is launching a new coordinated research effort to stop citrus greening, a disease imported from Asia that turns fruit bitter and unmarketable. It first turned up in Florida eight years. Now, it threatens to destroy the nation's citrus industry.
The agency is launching a new coordinated research effort to stop citrus greening, a disease imported from Asia that turns fruit bitter and unmarketable. It first turned up in Florida eight years. Now, it threatens to destroy the nation's citrus industry.
Chinese Ag Scientists Charged With Stealing Patented Seeds
Two men are charged in Kansas and six others in Iowa with conspiring to steal patented seeds from some of the nation's leading seed developers.
Two men are charged in Kansas and six others in Iowa with conspiring to steal patented seeds from some of the nation's leading seed developers.
Tanzania becomes battleground for GM crops
US and European groups are at odds over genetically modified foods being introduced in Africa
US and European groups are at odds over genetically modified foods being introduced in Africa
Agriculture
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Wednesday, Nov 06, 2013, 7:56am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Wednesday, Nov 06, 2013, 7:56am
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Why Are Pig Farmers Still Using Growth-Promoting Drugs?
There's a curious twist in the contentious debate over feeding antibiotics to animals in order to make them grow faster. Evidence suggests using antibiotics for growth promotion, at least among pigs, doesn't even make economic sense. But some pork producers don't believe it.
There's a curious twist in the contentious debate over feeding antibiotics to animals in order to make them grow faster. Evidence suggests using antibiotics for growth promotion, at least among pigs, doesn't even make economic sense. But some pork producers don't believe it.
Agriculture
Source: NPR
Posted on: Tuesday, Nov 05, 2013, 10:03am
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Source: NPR
Posted on: Tuesday, Nov 05, 2013, 10:03am
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Farming key to closing emissions gap
A new study suggests that simple changes to agriculture could play a significant role in plans to cut global greenhouse emissions by 2020.
A new study suggests that simple changes to agriculture could play a significant role in plans to cut global greenhouse emissions by 2020.
Environment
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Tuesday, Nov 05, 2013, 10:03am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Tuesday, Nov 05, 2013, 10:03am
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Global food waste campaigns suffer from data deficiency
Food waste has been rightfully identified as an issue worth addressing but a limited evidence base on how much is being wasted and where is seriously hindering our ability to reduce it
Food waste has been rightfully identified as an issue worth addressing but a limited evidence base on how much is being wasted and where is seriously hindering our ability to reduce it
Agriculture
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013, 7:49am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013, 7:49am
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Small-scale agriculture holds big promise for Africa
Supporting smallholder irrigation through finance and technical assistance could significantly improve productivity and incomes
Supporting smallholder irrigation through finance and technical assistance could significantly improve productivity and incomes
Agriculture
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Wednesday, Oct 23, 2013, 7:24am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Wednesday, Oct 23, 2013, 7:24am
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Sweet. Tart. Crunchy: How To Engineer A Better Apple
Over the past six years, an estimated 130 new apple varieties have hit markets around the globe. And behind every crisp, tasty bite, there's a world of plant breeding — and decades of painful trial and error.
Over the past six years, an estimated 130 new apple varieties have hit markets around the globe. And behind every crisp, tasty bite, there's a world of plant breeding — and decades of painful trial and error.
Agriculture
Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, Oct 10, 2013, 9:14am
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Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, Oct 10, 2013, 9:14am
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Why 'hardworking people' are at the heart of Conservative mythmaking
'Hardworking' distils the Protestant work ethic, the super-employee, skivers v strivers, into a rightwing anti-welfare policy agenda
'Hardworking' distils the Protestant work ethic, the super-employee, skivers v strivers, into a rightwing anti-welfare policy agenda
Agriculture
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Oct 03, 2013, 8:14am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Oct 03, 2013, 8:14am
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NASA on shutdown: 'Sort it out, humans'
Leave it to NASA to give us some perspective -- about 9.5 billion miles worth -- on the unpopular shutdown of the U.S. government.
Leave it to NASA to give us some perspective -- about 9.5 billion miles worth -- on the unpopular shutdown of the U.S. government.
Agriculture
Source: CNN
Posted on: Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013, 7:55am
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Source: CNN
Posted on: Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013, 7:55am
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Rooftop Farming Is Getting Off The Ground
Urban farmers are eyeing rooftops that are already green as potential sites to grow food. But there are big obstacles to rooftop farming — from permitting to transporting water and soil to the top of a building.
Urban farmers are eyeing rooftops that are already green as potential sites to grow food. But there are big obstacles to rooftop farming — from permitting to transporting water and soil to the top of a building.
Agriculture
Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, Sep 26, 2013, 8:18am
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Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, Sep 26, 2013, 8:18am
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Raising Tastier Sea Urchins For Foodies And The Environment
A scientist in Birmingham, Ala., is trying to help overharvested sea urchins, considered a delicacy in many parts of the world, find their way back to a restaurant near you. He's developed an urchin farm to help grow them more sustainably and a special feed that gives them a sweet umami taste.
A scientist in Birmingham, Ala., is trying to help overharvested sea urchins, considered a delicacy in many parts of the world, find their way back to a restaurant near you. He's developed an urchin farm to help grow them more sustainably and a special feed that gives them a sweet umami taste.
Agriculture
Source: NPR
Posted on: Tuesday, Sep 24, 2013, 10:37am
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Source: NPR
Posted on: Tuesday, Sep 24, 2013, 10:37am
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Factory Food From Above: Satellite Images of Industrial Farms
Seen from a satellite, an industrial feedlot has a sort of abstract beauty. The juxtaposition of dull and bright colors, of organic and rigid geometries, initially obscure the subject. Then comes the realization: that’s where our food comes from. Such ...
Seen from a satellite, an industrial feedlot has a sort of abstract beauty. The juxtaposition of dull and bright colors, of organic and rigid geometries, initially obscure the subject. Then comes the realization: that’s where our food comes from. Such ...
Agriculture
Source: Wired
Posted on: Monday, Sep 16, 2013, 9:46am
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Source: Wired
Posted on: Monday, Sep 16, 2013, 9:46am
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Fake food: the tech companies working to revolutionise how we eat protein
Chicken and eggs made from plants, meat made in petri dishes – the Silicon Valley startups innovating for more sustainable food
Chicken and eggs made from plants, meat made in petri dishes – the Silicon Valley startups innovating for more sustainable food
Agriculture
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Monday, Sep 16, 2013, 9:46am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Monday, Sep 16, 2013, 9:46am
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Was Your Chicken Nugget Made In China? It'll Soon Be Hard To Know
The USDA has quietly ended a ban on processed chicken imports from China. The products won't require a country-of-origin label — which means there's no way to know whether those chicken nuggets in the freezer aisle came from a country with a spotty food safety reputation.
The USDA has quietly ended a ban on processed chicken imports from China. The products won't require a country-of-origin label — which means there's no way to know whether those chicken nuggets in the freezer aisle came from a country with a spotty food safety reputation.
To Grow Sweeter Produce, California Farmers Turn Off The Water
California's small producers of tomatoes, grapes and other crops are increasingly taking up dry farming, which involves growing crops without watering them for months. The technique, which obviously saves water, can produce more flavorful crops.
California's small producers of tomatoes, grapes and other crops are increasingly taking up dry farming, which involves growing crops without watering them for months. The technique, which obviously saves water, can produce more flavorful crops.
Agriculture
Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 29, 2013, 7:37am
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Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 29, 2013, 7:37am
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Turning Off The Spigot In Western Kansas Farmland
If Kansas farmers keep pumping water out of the High Plains aquifer as they have in the past, the amount of water they can extract will start to fall in just 10 years or so, scientists predict. That will cause big changes in the agricultural economy. But reducing water use now could help delay and ease that disruption.
If Kansas farmers keep pumping water out of the High Plains aquifer as they have in the past, the amount of water they can extract will start to fall in just 10 years or so, scientists predict. That will cause big changes in the agricultural economy. But reducing water use now could help delay and ease that disruption.
Incredibly Shrinking Avocados: Why This Year's Fruit Are So Tiny
California's crop of Hass avocados — those green fruit essential for guacamole — usually weigh a half-pound or more. But this year's avocados are the smallest in memory — some barely bigger than an egg.
California's crop of Hass avocados — those green fruit essential for guacamole — usually weigh a half-pound or more. But this year's avocados are the smallest in memory — some barely bigger than an egg.
How A Seed Saver Discovered One Of Our Favorite Tomatoes
At the farmers market this time of year, tomatoes are strutting their stuff in all sorts of glorious and quirky colors: green striped, white, pink, purplish-brown. Consumers have seed savers and amateur breeders to thank for discovering and sharing some of these heirloom varieties, like the Cherokee Purple.
At the farmers market this time of year, tomatoes are strutting their stuff in all sorts of glorious and quirky colors: green striped, white, pink, purplish-brown. Consumers have seed savers and amateur breeders to thank for discovering and sharing some of these heirloom varieties, like the Cherokee Purple.
Agriculture
Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 15, 2013, 8:17am
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Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 15, 2013, 8:17am
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Investors in agriculture ignore environmental risks at their peril
A new report on the environmental risks faced by agriculture spells out risk factors for investors and food companies
A new report on the environmental risks faced by agriculture spells out risk factors for investors and food companies
Agriculture
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Monday, Aug 12, 2013, 7:49am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Monday, Aug 12, 2013, 7:49am
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Nearly half of all video gamers are women
A new report suggests adult women are nearly half of all video game players. That's a number that can be read in the changing tone of some of today's top games. But it's also one that some female gamers say isn't really as close to even as it should be.
A new report suggests adult women are nearly half of all video game players. That's a number that can be read in the changing tone of some of today's top games. But it's also one that some female gamers say isn't really as close to even as it should be.
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