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| “Less-is-more” rice method revolutionizes potential without GMOs | Norman T. Uphoff of Cornell University is leading a quiet rice revolution centered on solving the global food crisis. | Jun 19, 2008 |
| Bacteria can help protect produce | Microbiologist Ching-Hsing Liao of the USDA Agricultural Research Service has developed a potential new way to clean produce. | Jun 12, 2008 |
| U.S. honey bees continue to struggle | Factors like Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), diseases, parasitic mites and other stressors continue to diminish U.S. honey bee populations. | May 29, 2008 |
| WWF backs Brazilian biofuel projects | A report from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) states that ethanol from sugar cane, common practice in Brazil, is much more efficient than other biofuels. | May 29, 2008 |
| Food waste puts water and land resources in distress | Water is a major requirement in the production and transportation of food, and when food is wasted, water is wasted as well. | May 22, 2008 |
| GM crops increase pesticide use without feeding people | Genetically modified (GM) crops, largely concentrated in the U.S. and Argentina, have increased the application of pesticides in the production of corn and soybeans for livestock feed, but done little to improve food availability for humans. | May 15, 2008 |
| Kansas study finds GM crop yields fall short | According to a three-year study carried out at the University of Kansas, genetically engineered crops actually produce less than their conventional counterpart. Such findings fly in the face of claims that genetically engineered crops hold the key to solving the growing global food crisis | Apr 25, 2008 |
| Organic winter wheat tops 100 bu/ac | Researchers are still trying to figure out what prompted such high yields | Apr 04, 2008 |
| Compost out-yields fertilizer in Ethiopian on-farm testing | A massive on-farm research collaboration involving data from 974 fields growing 13 crops over seven years in Ethiopia's Tigray province showed compost can replace chemical fertilizer—and increase yields by more than 30 percent, on average. | Mar 13, 2008 |
| Organic farming systems could feed the world while slashing fertilizer use | Scholarly review shows that natural farming approaches could produce enough food for current populations if distributed equally, while reducing environmental impacts of conventional farming methods. | Mar 13, 2008 |
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