March 2012
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Governors to tour plant where 'pink slime' is made →
Meat processors have a lot to answer for. This shouldn’t be one of them.
In the absence of hard information to the contrary I’m in favor of “pink slime,” more correctly referred to as “lean, finely textured beef.” A number of major grocery chains have within the past week discontinued carrying beef products improved with this all-beef addition, presumably in...
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Au Revoir, Monsanto (or) France Bans Modified... →
“French Agricultural Minister Bruno Le Maire has banned MON 810, a genetically modified maize also known as YieldGuard. Le Maire’s ministry calls it “a precautionary measure,” and the step has been taken to “protect the environment.” The American company Monsanto, which produces the grain, stated in January that the product would not be sold in France. …” (click on the headline...
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Elwha River back in its natural channel; first... →
WET WEDNESDAY: The Elwha River on the north of Washington’s Olympic Mountains once supported the largest chinook salmon in the (then) salmon rich northwest. The river was dammed over a century ago to provide hydroelectric power for industrial development. Once again, it runs free. It remains to be seen what the lingering consequences of the dam and its removal will be. Sediment...
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PROMO of the day: →
OFF TOPIC, but why not? I dream of making 30 followers within a year of my first post.
foreveralone-lyguy:
If you would like me to promote your blog just reblog this post and make sure that you are following my hilarious blog. This ends at midnight PDT and will be posted tomorrow.
And to convince you to do it here’s a picture of a seductive bear.
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Cocomunity
Yep. It’s real, and this month it’s 60% off at Amazon.com . I don’t subscribe to this or to many other niche magazines these days but I love reading them. The economics of coconut is also fascinating, an export that shouldn’t require denuding hillsides of the little remain native forest. A highlight of my only visit to the redlands of Florida was a coco fresca at a...
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Happy St. Patrick's Day
(Image from www.slashfood.com. Used without permission.)
Yes, it’s Lent and I (try to) fast. But corned beef and cabbage are integral to the Irish-American St. Patrick’s Day. (Not so in Ireland, appropriately.) Father, forgive me though I know exactly what I do. I even pickle my own brisket although I started about 2 days late this year. Another observation: roast brisket does not...
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Appetite for rubber ....reveals labor shortage? →
(Thai rubber tapper. Image used without permission.)
Another story that I thought I’d never see. Doug Hawkins, writing for Agrimoney, sees the rubber supply moving from Asia to West Africa because Asia no longer has a sufficient rural labor supply. Wow. Click the Title to read more.
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““In regards to Chinese demand - Obviously something is seriously wrong in...”
– “A Few Quick Thoughts on Old Crop Corn” by Kevin Trump, MAR 12, 2012, (from http://www.agweb.com/blog/Current_Marketing_Thoughts_140/ on 3/13/12)
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How the Tractor (Yes, the Tractor) Explains the... →
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Monsanto: The bad news keeps piling on, and on,... →
I’m only surprised that it took 20 years. The writing was on the wall from the beginning, and I think that the evidence began to accumulate 10 years past.
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Industrial Ag - Sustainable Ag →
This article grabbed my attention for two reasons. First, as fond as I am of developments in urban agriculture and community sufficiency, a nation of 300 million needs large scale agriculture - and though large in scale it should be as sustainable as we can make it. Biomass urea is a move in that direction. My second thought was how many people could push their way into the county council hearing...
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The Oreo Turns 100 on Tuesday
mentalflossr:
While many people think Hydrox cookies were an Oreo knock-off, Hydrox actually came first — in 1908, four years before the Oreo.
#Belarus May Ban Import of Ukrainian Corn, Oils,... →
That we live in a world where anyone outside of Kiev and Minsk would even know this is mind boggling. On the other hand, I can’t find my missing library book.
fertilizermarkets:
Belarus may ban imports of Ukrainian sunflower oil, corn and confectionary after the country imposed controls over antibiotics in its food, Ukraine’s Agriculture Ministry said.
Ukraine decided from March 1 to...
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Seattle Creates An Urban "Food Forest" →
Always enjoy visiting the big city. Look forward to seeing this in a couple of years.
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