The Planet Versus Monsanto (Forbes)

Monsanto's first round of attackers said its seeds were evil. Now the charge is that Monsanto's seeds are too good.

The Planet Versus Monsanto (Forbes)

Monsanto's first round of attackers said its seeds were evil. Now the charge is that Monsanto's seeds are too good.

Cross Country: Dairy farmers hoping for a better year than 2009 (The Capital Times)

It was just about a year ago when Wisconsin (and the nation's) dairy farmers began to realize that they would be facing some severe financial challenges in coming months. Their milk price had gone down a couple of dollars a hundredweight and the futures market projected lower prices ahead.

The Planet Versus Monsanto (Forbes)

Monsanto's first round of attackers said its seeds were evil. Now the charge is that Monsanto's seeds are too good.

Market your own farm produce (Manila Bulletin)

One characteristic of successful farmers we have met is that they create a steady market for whatever they produce. That way they are assured of a market for whatever they can produce year round.

Ronnie Cummins: Global Warming: An Organic Future, or No Future (The Huffington Post)

The following is excerpted from Ronnie Cummin's essay Beyond the Darkest Hours, Grassroots Rising. World leaders abandoned UN climate talks in Copenhagen without a binding...

Organic food: health or hype? (Technician)

The scientific community remains unable to answer the abundance of questions that challenge the organic food market. It is also unable to prove many of the assertions organic defenders encourage.

Science fair project ideeën?

The growing influence of fertiliser (Scoop.co.nz)

Climate change scenarios are adding to the potential for massive food shortages around the world, increasing the need for farmers to produce even more from their land.

DA cites gains in FIELDS program (Manila Bulletin)

The Department of Agriculture (DA) says it has distributed 9,377,997 kilos of organic fertilizers and other soil ameliorants like Bio-N, Vital-N and Bio-con under the fertilizer component of the FIELDS program.

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