Results for keyword: agribusiness
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Agrichemical companies power up genetically modified seeds
The next generation of engineered seeds will escalate herbicide spraying, with potentially large environmental consequences.
by Danielle Venton, Nov 26, 2012 -
Idaho: The CAFO state?
Idaho rolls out the welcome mat for chicken farms and other huge livestock operations.
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Aug 21, 2011 -
The meat of the matter
In Righteous Porkchop, Nicolette Hahn Niman takes on factory farming but gives ranching a pass.
by Andrea Appleton, Aug 03, 2009 -
Organic goes down a slippery road
Even as organic food gains in popularity, big corporations and Chinese imports are taking over the market and diluting the very meaning of "organic."
by Ari LeVaux, Jul 17, 2009 -
With liberty, justice, and locally produced food for all
In Fields That Dream: A Journey to the Roots of Our Food, Jenny Kurzweil illustrates how agricultural injustices can be combated by purchasing food from socially conscious local producers
by Annie Dawid, Mar 20, 2006 -
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 -
Weighing our water options
As the rapidly growing city of Las Vegas, Nev., schemes to find more water, it reminds those of us who live outside big cities that we also need to rethink the way we use water
by Paul Larmer, Sep 19, 2005
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