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Drought leads to ethanol backlash, finicky farm animals, and higher food prices for you
Some meat-producing states are fighting the feds' requirements for corn ethanol in gasoline, trying to bring down corn prices.
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Nothing small about it: Microloans give new farmers a needed boost
Unless one has family money, starting a farm can be a huge financial risk. Now, some micro-lending programs are giving a wider range of people a chance to farm on their own.
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Food mega-wholesaler Sysco pledges to liberate pigs from crates
The last year has seen a wave of companies reject one of the worst factory farm practices out there. But Sysco's pledge might have the most impact yet.
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Half of Americans drink at least one glass of soda every day
Gallup has discovered a great divide in American society: There are those of us who drink soda and those of us who do not, and the country’s split almost exactly down the middle. Soda drinkers make up 48 percent of the country’s population. These are the people who drink at least one glass of soda […]
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GMO sugar beets get the green light
Last week, the USDA fully deregulated herbicide resistant sugar beets. And while the shift isn't a surprise to most advocates, it does hint at larger problems within the system.
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The lesser of two evils: Why food advocates are pushing for a farm bill they don’t love
Sustainable food advocates don't like the farm bills drafted by the House or the Senate, but they're pushing Congress to pass a final bill before the current one runs out Sept. 30 anyway.
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Why should EPA regulators investigate factory farm pollution when they can go get a beer instead?
The EPA doesn't know where most factory farms are, nor what they're polluting -- and yet it just reversed a rule that would have helped clean water regulators find out.
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For young farmers: No land, but plenty of climate change to go around
While making a documentary about young farmers in New Jersey, a filmmaker noticed that the extreme weather became the star of the show.
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A dry run from hell: Drought hits the smallest farms the hardest
This drought will give small Midwestern farmers lots of practice coping with climate change -- if it doesn’t bankrupt them first.
