Tag: Agriculture - Page 10
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3 Easy DIY Greenhouses for Under $300
Spring's around the corner -- and you can complete these green houses in one weekend without denting your wallet.
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5 Destinations for Dog Sledding Tours Around the World
Mush! Dog sledding vacations are wilderness travel that’s part arctic nostalgia and part Inuit homage, resulting in a unique way to see snowy countryside.
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Occupy Our Food Supply on February 27, A Global Day Of Action
Today marks the launch of a massive day of action to reform our food supply. Here's why we all need to join in.
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Maker of Controversial Insecticide Launches "Bee Care Centers". Should We Celebrate?
BayerCrop Science launches a "bee care program" to promote honeybee health. Strangely, it's press release says nothing about neonicotinoids.
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How McDonalds May Ensure Gestational Pig Crates are History
The fast food giant's decision to move away from the 7-foot by 2-foot metal enclosure for breeding sows may mark the end of this cruel practice for all farms in the US.
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Here's What's Wrong With Our Food, But We Can't Fix It By Eating Alone
From factory farming to excessive sprays to the emotion-based marketing of food, a new video nails the shortcomings of our food system. But it offers only partial solutions.
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Monterey County Wants Methyl Iodide Out
California's largest agricultural producer to ban methyl iodide for use in agriculture.
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How to Heat Your Chickens With Compost
Chicken poop makes great hot compost. And that compost can help keep your chickens warm in winter.
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When Pigs Start Exploding, It's Time to Rethink Our Food System
Hog farmers in Minnesota are struggling with exploding barns. But this is a symptom of a bigger problem.
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Agriculture Consumes 92% of Freshwater Used Globally - US Leads Per Capita Consumption
Where does all that water go? A new study from the Netherlands checks the flow.
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Economist Jeffrey Sachs on Poverty, Politics, Pipelines, and Protests (Podcast)
Author and economist Jeff Sachs discusses politics, Occupy, Keystone XL, the need for nuclear, and lots more.
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Even Farmers Cry When Lambs Are Led to Slaughter
A farm-to-table dinner reveals insights on why farmers do what they do.
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Crime-Fighting Statistical Tool Used to Track Down Invasive Species
A lot of progress can be made by taking the tools of one field and using them in another. Here we see how a criminology tool can be used to better fight invasive species.
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Court Rules Monsanto Guilty of Chemical Poisoning in France
The case is significant because farmers have so far been unable to prove a direct link between illness and exposure to pesticides.
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Chipotle Airs Anti-Factory Farm Ad During Grammy Awards. What Does This Mean for Sustainable Business?
It was nice to see this anti-factory farming message reach a national audience during the 2012 Grammy's!
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Genetically Modified Crop Cultivation Rising Around The World
For the first time this year, GMO crops are expected to occupy more area in developing countries than in industrial countries. But the United States is still in lead.
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How Refugees are Cultivating a Garden and Growing Community
A community garden in Atlanta proviudes refugees from around the Globe a space to grow food, share their culture and to build community as a result.
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George Monbiot on Junk Science, Rational Thought, and The Tragedy of Giving Up Nuclear (Podcast)
The Guardian's George Monbiot talks about climate deniers, junk science, and the need for nuclear.
