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To Be or Not To Be? And other questions.

March 19, 2015 Marc Brazeau 5

Two articles that crossed my desk this past week made for an interesting contrast. The first was an account and exploration of farmers in the […]

Women Over 65 Own Nearly a Third of Iowa’s Farmland—Can They Prevent the Next Dust Bowl?

March 9, 2015 Guest Authors 0

So many older women are inheriting farms that some experts believe training them in land conservation may be society’s best bet in protecting the food supply.

Focus on Pesticides is a Distraction from Major Eco Impacts

March 6, 2015 Marc Brazeau 10

Whether pesticide use is still a major environmental concern in farming remains a central debate. Let’s look at the data.

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Best of 2014 from FAFDL.org and REALFOOD.org

January 2, 2015 Marc Brazeau 1

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Best of 2014: Writings on GMOs

January 2, 2015 Marc Brazeau 1

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Big Ag and Small Farms: Why We Need Both

November 5, 2014 Graham Strouts 0

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The Low Fruit Has Been Picked. High Impact Crop Breeding is Hard, Arduous Work.

September 30, 2014 Marc Brazeau 1

Here’s a big snippet from what I think is the most interesting part of my column today about a Center for Food Safety article on […]

Chefs, Breeders, and Dogtown and Z-Boys.

September 7, 2014 Marc Brazeau 1

Sarah Laskow has an article in the Atlantic about a chef-led plant breeding movement that setting its eyes on the next horizon: flavor. In the […]

Q: What Do Non-pollinating Organic Corn and Arctic Apples Have In Common?

September 5, 2014 Marc Brazeau 0

image: slappytheseal | flickr | cc A: It’s easier to change the damn crop than to change people’s thinking. Civil Eats has a story on […]

Turkey to Tofurkey Comparisions and the Case for Right Sizing Beef Consumption

August 13, 2014 Marc Brazeau 2

photo: Ron Dollette | flickr | cc Food historian Rachel Laudan points us to an insightful but unsatisfying post by ag economist Jayson Lusk on […]

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