Results for keyword: Crops
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Organics and biofuels bring independence
More Montana farmers are starting to raise oilseed crops and produce their own biofuels to save on energy costs
by Sam Western, Dec 26, 2005 -
Universities lag on organics
Montana’s land-grant universities have so far shown little interest in promoting organic agriculture
by Sam Western, Dec 26, 2005 -
Thanks to the farmers
Supporting sustainable, local, organic food production is one way to reduce our ecological impact and restore the West’s rural communities
by Greg Hanscom, Dec 26, 2005 -
A New Green Revolution
In Montana’s dying farm country, "vanguard agriculture" is putting people back to work on the land
by Sam Western, Dec 26, 2005 -
Agriculture gets a half-step greener
Protected Harvest is a nonprofit that offers certification to farmers who are interested in more eco-friendly practices, but not willing to become organic
by Emma Brown, Nov 28, 2005 -
Congress loosens organic standards
Large-scale organic food producers have beaten back an attempt to strengthen national organic standards
by Emma Brown, Nov 28, 2005 -
In the orchards, questions about immigration reform
In Yakima County, Wash., the California-based labor contractor Global Horizons is stirring up controversy among local Latino farmworkers by bringing in hundreds of guest workers from Thailand to pick fruit
by Tony Barboza, Sep 19, 2005 -
Backbreaking work props up 'sustainable' crops
California farmworkers fight for stricter regulations on hand weeding, only to find themselves at odds with organic farmers.
by Lissa James, May 02, 2005 -
No room for democracy on California farms
In The Conquest of Bread, Richard Walker takes a sweeping, skeptical look at the history of agriculture in California
by Matt Jenkins, Apr 18, 2005 -
Climate model may help farmers know what to grow
A high-tech climate model will give farmers in Washington’s Yakima Valley a kind of crystal ball for predicting weather, choosing which crops to plant, and dealing with drought and global warming
by Hilary Watts, Apr 18, 2005






