High Country News http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. Rhubarb is the season's gift to us http://www.hcn.org/wotr/16373 The writer sings the praises of rhubarb No publisher Linda M. Hasselstrom Crops 2010-02-05T09:41:10Z News Article With liberty, justice, and locally produced food for all http://www.hcn.org/issues/318/16191 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 No publisher Annie Dawid Crops Jenny Kurzweil Fields that Dream sustainable agriculture agribusiness corporate agriculture farming organic farming pesticides migrant workers Andrew Stout farmworkers Steve and Beverly Phillips antibiotics dairy farms family farms 2010-02-05T09:33:14Z News Article Southwestern farmers, lawmakers seek solutions to worker shortages http://www.hcn.org/issues/316/16117 The Western Growers Association says its farmers need another 20,000 workers to harvest this winter’s crop, and President Bush endorses the idea of a guest-worker program to make it easier for migrant workers in the U.S. No publisher Tim Westby Crops Farmworkers crops Western Growers Association migrant workers guest worker program illegal immigrants migrant workers Imperial Valley George W. Bush Mexican border security winter vegetables amnesty Ed Curry farmers farm work agriculture a 2010-02-05T08:56:59Z News Article Organics and biofuels bring independence http://www.hcn.org/issues/313/16013 More Montana farmers are starting to raise oilseed crops and produce their own biofuels to save on energy costs No publisher Sam Western Agriculture Crops Renewable Energy Biofuel biodiesel energy costs organic agriculture conventional agriculture farming tilling Peggy Springer nitrogen fertilizer green manure Montana Agricultural Statistic Service Bob Quinn organic farmers Charles Holt Camelina Tad W. Patzek 2010-02-05T08:56:27Z News Article Universities lag on organics http://www.hcn.org/issues/313/16011 Montana’s land-grant universities have so far shown little interest in promoting organic agriculture No publisher Sam Western Education Land Grant Universities Crops Montana State University David Oien Bruce Maxwell weed ecology organic agriculture industrial farming agribusiness Dow Syngenta Monsanto university funding Organic Farming Research Foundation USDA Perry Miller Robert Boettcher wheat product 2010-02-05T08:56:26Z News Article Thanks to the farmers http://www.hcn.org/issues/313/16002 Supporting sustainable, local, organic food production is one way to reduce our ecological impact and restore the West’s rural communities No publisher Greg Hanscom Crops Greg and Tara Hanscom Thanksgiving dinners organic food local farmers rural life food production eating sustainable agriculture Purple Haze Garlic Farm Stinky Blooms Flower Farm Sam Western Kerry Brophy Brodie Farquhar Betsy Marston 2010-02-05T08:56:22Z News Article A New Green Revolution http://www.hcn.org/issues/313/16001 In Montana’s dying farm country, "vanguard agriculture" is putting people back to work on the land No publisher Sam Western Communities Socio-Economics Crops Montana mystique Brian Schweitzer rural Montana farmers Dean Folkvord Wibaux County Treasure County Chouteau County Flathead County Ravalli County Gallatin County Montana population Montana economy Park County Silver Bow County Beaverhead C 2010-02-05T08:56:21Z News Article Agriculture gets a half-step greener http://www.hcn.org/issues/311/15946 Protected Harvest is a nonprofit that offers certification to farmers who are interested in more eco-friendly practices, but not willing to become organic No publisher Emma Brown Crops Organic farming organic produce Protected Harvest food certification eco-friendly agriculture Carolyn Brickey processing tomato standards University of California-Davis California State Water Board Art Bagget energy conservation herbicides pes 2010-02-05T08:31:56Z News Article Congress loosens organic standards http://www.hcn.org/issues/311/15945 Large-scale organic food producers have beaten back an attempt to strengthen national organic standards No publisher Emma Brown Crops Organic food standards Organic Trade Association dairy industry Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 National Organic Standards Board Joe Mendelson Center for Food Safety farming organic farmers agriculture agri-business 2010-02-05T08:31:56Z News Article Backbreaking work props up 'sustainable' crops http://www.hcn.org/issues/297/15471 California farmworkers fight for stricter regulations on hand weeding, only to find themselves at odds with organic farmers. No publisher Lissa James Crops California agriculture organic farming hand weeding restrictions Cesar Chavez short-handled hoe law California OSHA farmworkers worker protection back injuries USDA California Sustainable Agriculture Working Group Aimee Shreck Rio Farms Mont 2010-02-05T09:24:31Z News Article No room for democracy on California farms http://www.hcn.org/issues/296/15454 In The Conquest of Bread, Richard Walker takes a sweeping, skeptical look at the history of agriculture in California No publisher Matt Jenkins Crops The Conquest of Bread Richard Walker California history California agriculture farming ethnic groups in America migrant workers growers produce immigrant labor 2010-02-05T09:24:25Z News Article Climate model may help farmers know what to grow http://www.hcn.org/issues/296/15439 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 No publisher Hilary Watts Science Climate Change Crops Yakima Valley farming agriculture drought crop yields global warming climate models climate change Michael J. Scott Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Roza Irrigation District scientists 2010-02-05T09:24:21Z News Article Seeds of Deception http://www.hcn.org/issues/294/15383 Seeds of Deception by Jeffrey M. Smith takes a chilling look at "Frankenstein foods," explaining that new, genetically modified foods are not as safe as their corporate creators claim No publisher Staff Health Crops Genetically modified foods Frankenstein foods bioengineering genetic research agriculture produce food health cancer nutrition viruses 2010-02-05T09:24:04Z News Article Bees don't grow on trees http://www.hcn.org/issues/293/15329 Honeybees are in trouble, and so are the farmers who depend on them for pollination, especially in California’s almond orchards No publisher J.M. McCord Agriculture Crops Insects Honeybees beekeepers varroa mite almonds pollination orchards farmers bee hives pesticides miticides 2010-02-05T09:23:45Z News Article Californians take a stand on GE crops http://www.hcn.org/issues/285/15078 Activists in Butte County, Calif., have put a genetic-engineering ban on the ballot, but some farmers fear it could also ban a tried-and-true "mutagenic" variety of rice No publisher Matt Jenkins Politics Elections Crops California ballot issues genetically engineered crops mutagenic rice Calrose GE crops genetic engineering Bryce Lundberg organic agriculture Lundberg Family Farms Renata Brillinger Californians for GE- Free Agriculture Butte County Rice Growe 2010-02-05T09:21:41Z News Article