August 2012
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Farm Bill Now Coalition Unites Nation’s Farm...
Farm Bill Friday: A coalition, called Farm Bill Now, is comprised of 39 associations and coalitions representing commodity crops, livestock, dairy, specialty crops, state and local governments, minor crops, energy and biobased product groups, farm cooperatives and financial groups, as well as the nation’s two largest farm groups, the American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Farmers...
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We'll make a killing out of food crisis, Glencore... →
An efficient and effective economic system can not be based on either stupidity or (yes, I’m going to say it) sin.
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“May you feast every day on chopped liver with onions, chicken soup with...”
– http://www.yiddishcursesforrepublicanjews.com/#
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Top 10 Lies Told by Monsanto on GMO Labeling in... →
Michele Simon writes a well-established blog on public health and the food industry. Here she rebuts the spin Monsanto is attempting to put on California’s Proposition 37. Were I a California resident I would be voting YES on the proposition, and as many of you know I am not an alarmist about GMOs. But between a right to knowledge, and enforced ignorance, there is no contest.
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Wet Wednesday. Repairing aquaculture's Achilles'... →
WET WEDNESDAY. There is an important future to oceanic and near shore fish farming but we are definitely still on a learning curve. One of the challenges is that the fish most preferred in the marketplace are at the top of their food chain. University of Maryland research, including that of grad student Aaron Watson, is demonstrating that vegetable based proteins can be used to feed high value...
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Educated Cows Eat Weeds!: Turning Foes into Forage →
Kathy Voth has demonstrated that herbicides aren’t the only way to control weeds, even training cattle to eat canada thistle! Click on the title to go to the full story at livestockforlandscapes.com .
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A charming entry for an extraordinary cow →
Just nice. Sentimental, but nice.
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Cantaloupe Outbreak Kills Two, Sickens 141 in U.S.... →
No recommendations or source confirmation as yet from the FDA. My thoughts are with the victims and the nation’s cantaloupe producers.
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Creating A Schwenker World, One Backyard Grill At... →
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Farming costs have nearly doubled in Nebraska, but... →
fertilizermarkets:
It’s been eight years since federal officials began measuring agricultural expenses on a state-by-state basis. In that time, input costs in Nebraska have almost doubled.
The $189,897 the state’s crop and livestock producers spent on feed, machinery, rented acres and other wants and needs in 2003 rose to $370,085 by last year.
It’s not a small number, and it’s not a surprise...
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Superinsects Are Thriving in This Summer's Drought →
Mother Jones’ Tom Philpott reported last year about the emergence of BT resistant rootworms. These are the nasty buggers that had been controlled by Monsanto’s BT corn. No more, it seems. Click on the title to go to the article. Any entomologists care to weigh in?
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Far West Meats, Inc. is a family owned business... →
Endorsement: I ran a bunch of their sausage awhile back and finally found the label again. Great product!
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More food recalls as new listeria scare impacts... →
Meg Madison at examiner.com reports a major food recall involving both McDonald’s and Burger King. And what is it? Apple slices! One of their intended healthy offerings. Remember that last year listeria in cantaloupes were sickening and killing people.
From an economics pov we can watch to see if this impacts the fresh apple market and the stock price of the distributors. It also reminds...
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A food.com recipe for ice cubes, with epic comment... →
motherjones:
Sample comments #1 and #2 of 251:
1) This recipe is horrible! Maybe I should have left them in longer than two minutes (the recipe doesn’t say how long to leave them in the freezer so I just kind of guessed) but mine came out all watery. I won’t be making these again.
2) I harvest my own free-range water, so the idea of putting it in a plastic tray and a commercially made...
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Eh Mera Punjab: Narratives of harmony. →
Off Topic: In the wake of the horrifying murders at the Sikh temple outside Milwaukee, Wisconsin (U.S.) I would like to share this lovely commentary by fellow Tumblogger Eh Mera Punjab.
ehmerapunjab:
The region has seen a lot of strife and bloodshed but there are numerous traditions of peace and cultural pluralism that are thriving. Why not focus on these when we build memorials? We should...
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The Story of Grant Wood's American Gothic, and How...
A marvelous short essay on Grant Wood and his American Gothic by Elizabeth Lunday. I think I’ll do a weeklong series this fall on Art/Illustration in agriculture.
mentalflossr:
While American Gothic is as recognizable as the Mona Lisa, few people know the story of Grant Wood and how the piece unraveled his life.
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Wet Wednesday: A review of the methods available... →
(And no, by posting this I am NOT endorsing the price gouging practices of Elsevier.)
journalofblah:
Dobriyal, P., A. Qureshi, R. Badola, and S.A. Hussain, 2012: “A review of the methods available for estimating soil moisture and its implications for water resource management.” Journal of Hydrology, vv. 458-459, pp. 110-117, doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.06.021.
The maintenance of...
