2004

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December 2004:

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New USDA rule to establishes minimal-risk regions for BSE
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Wisconsin dairies feels squeeze
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2005 looking to be a strong year for natural power
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President Bush signs specialty crop competitiveness act
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Food tour highlights dangers of irradiation
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Italy passes bill creating coexistence among farming methods
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Brazil to top U.S. in chicken production
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Brazil to export vegetable oil-based biodiesel
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Oversight on bioengineered crops is poor, report says
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OTA: Perchlorate contamination an agriculture problem
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Glyphosate-resistant ragweed confirmed in Missouri
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Supreme Court hears beef over ad campaign
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Japanese research group believes glufosinate causes brain damage
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New German law on gene crops a 'de-facto ban'
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Letter from Ontario: A green too far
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The new face of family farming
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Making farms the engine of economic growth ... and community connection
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All for one: Diggers' Mirth Collective
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Thinking small
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Farmer Smith goes to Burlington
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Pan-Am Adventure: On the path to bird-friendly coffee
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Reader Mail: Jumping on the farmers' market bandwagon
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Reader Mail: Traditional plant breeders are allies of organics
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Reader Mail: Horse cents
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OP/ED: The corporate attack on organic agriculture...
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Letter from NY: Confessions of a "foodie"
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The New Ranch: Hope on the range
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Ask Jeff: Strip tillage of corn on fall plowed land?
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One Farm to Another: Re-evaluation time
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Intern Journal: California dreamin'
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CSA Journal: Addicted to learning the hard way
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Research perspectives: From fat to fit
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Wash & Glow: The inspector's guide to post-harvest handling
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Health secretary highlights food security, avian flu as top concerns in farewell speech
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Rotenone exposure linked to Parkinson's
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Bangor City hazwaste violations settled with biodiesel
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Conservation bill awaits President's signature
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Internet-based tracking system allows Japanese consumers to dial in beef's origin
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Iowa farmers think triticale could be a viable alternative to oats
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Study finds factory farms may leak antibiotic resistant bacteria
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Ballpark franks go organic in San Diego and St. Louis
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Nebraska Governor takes administration's top ag position
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Soy biodiesel plus heating oil = bioheat
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UCD cleared in biotech seed mix-up
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Letter from Ontario: In agriculture—what comes first the research or the change?
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Letter from Saskatchewan: Public seed variety research critical for farmers to thrive

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November 2004:

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Flowers and fine olive oil in California’s Central Valley
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Planting soybeans into rye, round two
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Vine and fig tree: Rising from nothing in the desert, idealists now work amid water..
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Organics in the news: Researchers responding to discovery of soybean rust in the U.S.
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Largest farms and firms get subsidies
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Australian farmers brand GM canola a failure
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Germany legislates protection from transgenic crops
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An EU nation's right to ban GMOs moves to Council
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Organic farming is a winner for sustainability
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La cultivación orgánica ofrece buena sostenibilidad
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Last year's mad cow costing Canadian producers big
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Farm survey – 86 percent favor online marketplace
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Use of ozone destroying methyl bromide will continue
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Consumers go out of their way to spend more on meat
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Organic foods market booming
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New York City sales of community gardens halted
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New FDA policy allows GM contamination of food supply
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New EU animal transport regulations stress animal welfare
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Asian foods all the rage in Australia
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IUCN urges time out for genetically modified organisms
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GM-firms extinguish dreams of British fields
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Learning to create abundance in the rough shadow of the Rockies
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Farming for health and well-being
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Reader Mail: Biodiversity in Bali
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Reader Mail: From poison to paradise
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Reader Mail: Resisting antibiotic resistance
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Reader Mail: Interested in an article on new farmer advice?
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Reader Mail: Do you have a class on weed control?
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Ask Jeff: Another no-till volunteer and an update on the selection process
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Intern Journal: Good-bye. Hello.
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Specialty Cut Flower Corner: Tools of the trade
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CSA Journal: The value--and the limits--of fantasy in any farming operation
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Half the American harvest goes to waste
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Winner Minnesota ag award a first—first organic, first woman
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Farmers' Guide to navigating the legal minefield of GMOs
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Soybean rust found in five states
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Supreme Court requests administration's view on seed patent controversy
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Second U.S. cow may have mad disease
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One more California county bans genetically engineered organisms
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Genetically modified wheat still a market risk
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Rat study reveals potential dangers with GM-corn
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Feds ignore evidence that biotech corn could cause allergies
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With fair trade coffee a success--growers ask, who's next?
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Special OFRF grants target organic management of pests
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Organic milk boasts higher vitamin E and carotenoid levels
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An apple a day keeps Alzheimer's away
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New lures to doom crop-damaging caterpillars
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Letter from Ontario: Keeping farmland, farmland—a mission in grays
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Inspector's Notebook: Get paid for getting certified
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Research Perspectives: Organic farming systems soil fertility over the long haul
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UK: Farmer connections push organic sales up 10% this year
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U.S. mad cow boosts Aussie beef exports to near record
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China offers loans to help support cotton prices
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Canada's first GM free zone honored
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Newly organic, an old New England dairy thrives
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Creating local food options in an urban setting
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Research Perspectives: Water, antibiotics and Animal Farm
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Pan-Am Adventures: A counter-intuitive research method that will blow your mind
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Ag Secretary decides one term enough
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Pennsylvania Governor seeks funding for farmland preservation
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Creativity, diversification key to survival for local farmers
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Strong profits reaffirm Whole Foods place in today's grocery landscape
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Farmers beat Atkins in popularity contest
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EPA pesticide baby study to undergo internal ethical review
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USDA confirms soybean rust in U.S.
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America's appetite for imported food is creating problems for the U.S. economy
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World disease outbreaks lead Russia to issue beef bans
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Rice price hike alarms scientists at World Rice Conference
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EU/US back before WTO — this time at EU's call
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Leading the way to sustainable ag
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Dioxin contamination of animal feed closes European farms
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Asian development bank prepares Afghanistan for new dam
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Fungus found to fight coffee berry bugs
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Walnuts' secret powers discovered
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Conservation Security Program expands reach more than ten-fold
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FDA approves new use for popular cattle drug
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Rabobank's FCS buyout bid terminated
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Farmers' markets & beyond: Expanding the market for local foods, Part 2
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Reader Mail: A provider of turf grass seed for use in organic orchard blocks?
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Reader Mail: Formula for an organic herbicide that can be made at on the farm?
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Reader Mail: Research tips on organic soil fertility versus synthetic fertilizers
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Reader Mail: Darts and laurels for New Farm
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Ask Jeff: I've never farmed but would like to begin planting on my 2-acre lot
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Ask Jeff: Transitioning and buried under Canadian thistle--advice?
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Intern Journal: Fall colors
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Real Tales of High Value Farming: Blueberry Blues
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Specialty Cut Flower Corner: Good Karma--"Karma" dahlias, that is
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CSA Notebook: Serving CSA members better
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CSA Journal: Farm wife meets mother earth
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Inspector's Notebook: Complying with noncompliances
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Letter from Ontario: Stand up to the shrug
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The link between patenting life forms, genetic engineering and food security
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Humans cause more soil erosion than rivers, glaciers
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Organic farming better for wildlife
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Wanted organic flax farmers: premiums offered
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French goat may have died from BSE
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Olive oil included among FDA's heart healthy
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Experts warn: Avain flu could break big
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Florida growers get half a billion in hurricane assistance

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October 2004:

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One Farm to Another: Harvesting more than just crops
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Opening a window on organic inspection
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Farmers' markets & beyond: Expanding the market for local foods, Part 1
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America Is Hungry!
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Leading the way in organic ag research and extension
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Reader Mail: Info on the feasibility of organic farms on urban University campuses?
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Reader Mail: Support for organic soil fertility versus synthetic nitrogen?
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Ask Jeff: Organic no-till project receives overwhelming response
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Ask Jeff: Is it too late to plant hay in Massachusetts?
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Ask Jeff: Best way to get rid of fescue and goldenrod before planting to clover?
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Intern Journal: Reflections on service
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CSA Journal: A little bit of Mexico on Monterey Bay
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Canadian court to rule if class action suit is legal option against GMOs
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Mexico farmers protest GM corn imports
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Letter from Ontario: We eat and drink our environment
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Letter from Saskatchewan: U.S. duty hits hog farmers where it hurts
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Organics in the News: Heat wave leads to climate change at NOP
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Iraq's new patent law: A declaration of war against farmers
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European Commission OKs transgenic corn for human food
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High imports lead to calls for tariffs on foreign butter
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30 Thai tigers die of bird flu, 30 more to be culled
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Big production incentive energizes Canada's wind industry
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Local with a vengeance
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From conventional dairy to certified organic, grass-based creamery
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Green energy
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Outsmarting weeds
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The world is what we eat: food choices and climate change
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Inspector's Notebook: The exit interview made easy
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Organics in the the News: Conventional excellence tromped by even standard organic
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Susanna's Costa Rican Sojourn: Saying goodbye to the land of plenty
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Pick-your-own lettuce straight from your grocer's shelf
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Community investing keeps small family farms in capital
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U.S.-Japan beef trade should resume soon
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Survey shows only 1/4 of U.S. grain elevators segregating GMO corn
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Riddle elected chair of National Organic Standards Board
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Flawed U.S. food recalls leave unsafe food on shelves
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U.S. farmers could ease drain on world water supply
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Organic standards for milk, produce clarified
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Monsanto facing another Schmeiser suit
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Horizon Organic to purchase wind energy
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New Jersey bans non-native plants on state land
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Biodiversity for food security theme of World Food Day
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Farm groups propose family livestock model for MN, U.S.
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Pumpkins can clean up toxic soils
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GM-Alfalfa ready to hit fields in spring
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California introduces value-added tomato labels
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Despite storms Florida orange crop will quench U.S. thirst
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Western drought forecast to persist this winter
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Congress passes first biodiesel tax incentive
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Long Island wine region established by law
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Hain Celestial lands its soy burgers in McDonald's
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Virginia Tech wins $34 million in USAID ag grants
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Tradition runs deep in Missouri's River valley
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Monsanto wins key patent dispute over gene insertion
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Fighting animal related diseases is a priority for EU in 2005
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EU imposes livestock ban on southern Spain
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Comfort foods burning up stressed Briton budgets
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Formaldehyde makes good chicken feed, EFSA concludes
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Developing countries voluntarily limit greenhouse gas emissions
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South East Asia moves to gain control of food safety issues
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New UK guide aims to get more regional foods on the shelves
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Europe united: No GMO food
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Monsanto's royalty grab in Argentina: A dramatic comedy in three acts
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UK BSE inquiry conclusion: Casualty cattle prove low risk
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Research stopping blast wins Year of Rice award
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Canada: Monsanto victory plants seed of privatization
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Organic farming fully compatible with secure, healthy regional food systems
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Fungus provides varroa mite relief for bees
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A grazing strategy for small dairy farms
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Una estrategia de apacentamiento para las granjas lecheras pequeñas
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India pioneers rainwater harvesting
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EU offers Romania free trade--admission not a requirement
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USA retains pesticide lindane at NAFTA meeting
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California debate resurrects StarLink debacle
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California victims of pesticide drift to get medical costs
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Farm revolution stops at subsidies
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Greenpeacers against biotech foods chain up to Bayer India

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September 2004:

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Legality of hemp food, cosmetic products affirmed
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Spray away: vine leaves not subject to presticide rules
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Asian bird flu flare up kills mother and daughter
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Fresh Coffee Team: USAID, Starbucks, Conservation International
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Report could put a crimp in U.S. corn exports
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NEWS ANALYSIS: A U.S. study of GM crops spells trouble for Europe
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USDA awards $4.5 million in grants for organic research
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Hog farmer cleared to build methane-fueled power plant
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Study finds eating almonds ups other nutrient levels
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Letter from Ontario: As if cities can do It all by themselves
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Pan-Am Adventure: Pulque: Mexico’s unique and vanishing drink
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Vine and fig tree: Seeking life in the desert, on the desert’s terms
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Susanna's Organic Sojourn: Filling a niche
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Organics in the News: Too many good ideas
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Inspector's Notebook: Because there's a lot riding on your numbers
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Community Seed Network builds international model to preserve biodiversity
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OP/ED Change is in the air
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The Leafless Season
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What can towns and counties do to support small and mid-sized farms?
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Jerzy Boys Farm grows award winning fruit in North Central Washington
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Perfecting organic no-till systems nationwide
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Genetic modification targeted as possible cause for flat yields
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My name is Joel Huesby, and I’m a recovering farmer …
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The laws of farming
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Portrait of a pioneering California organic wine family
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Reader Mail: Do you have any recommended reading on farmer-to-farmer learning?
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Reader Mail: Did you know you can buy tapes from the Eco-Farm conference?
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The New Ranch: All in the family
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Letter from NY: Smoothing the path to a profitable harvest home
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Ask Jeff: Any suggestions on fall hay seeding in weed-infested fields?
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Ask Jeff: Can you create an organic cropping system without animal manure?
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Intern Journal: Harvest parties, homespun handiwork and Hare Krisnas
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CSA Journal: Giving a voice to small farmers … in 90 seconds or less
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Ask Jeff: How can I get my weedy fields ready for grazing without herbicides?
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"Good farming, clear thinking, right living"
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In praise of country life
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Cultivating long-term relationships
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Renewing the Countryside, Washington: Closing the loop
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Selected readings from the Book of Soil
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Reader Mail: How can I become a WWOOFer like Susanna?
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Reader Mail: How warm do the high tunnels at the MSU farm get in the winter?
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Intern Journal: Apprentice in the Rye
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CSA Journal: Pardon my Padróns …
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NCR-SARE announces producer grant recipients
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In court: Bush rule on pesticide harm to endangered species
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Wind energy Production Tax Credit extended through 2005
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Midwest farmers share experiences of how GMOs alter market
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Poor children vulnerable to pesticide poisoning
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Over two billion in CAP funds missing
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Rapid detection tests for BSE could save cows' lives
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Japan confirms unlucky number thirteen
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E.U. postpones vote on latest GM-corn application
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Secret wheat trials in Canada maybe not so secret
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The Final Word: Who is Tom Hofeller?; Now quickly, the other news of the week:
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The Final Word: Bush widens rural lead among; Other news; It's just a game
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Ecological forecasting soon to join weather forecasting
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Genes from engineered grass spread for miles, study finds
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Some sugar beet growers not sweet on Central American trade deal
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Soil retention of pharmaceuticals accurately predicted
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Willie Nelson headlines Farm Aid to benefit family farms
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Ag Department splashes out $80 million for rural water
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Appetite for farmers markets grows
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Letter from Saskatchewan: Seed legislation could spell end to farmers keeping seed
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Without key federal tax incentive, demand for wind turbines falls
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Rose gardens make fruit orchards more inviting to friendly wasps
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The Final Word: That crazy federal deficit; Other news; Sept. 10, 2001: Trust your future
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Genetic traits spread to non-engineered papayas in Hawaii
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Café Revive first UK coffee chain to serve 100% fair-trade
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EU approves biotech seed for planting; labeling issue side-lined
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Fiber-enriched next big thing in nutrition lingo
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Sainsbury's reveals eco-friendly labels for organic produce
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Some farmers question YieldGuard's quality
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Mulch changes tomato gene activity
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Anti-GMO measure draws concern over constitutional rights
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College cafe goes local and gets lesson in grass-fed beef
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New Farm featured farmer recieves sustainability award
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Flame retardant levels in fatty foods higher than thought
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U.S. likely to see smallest farm surplus in 30 years
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Russia agrees to uninterupted veterninary trade with EU
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Brits shift away from traditional to take out meals
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The Final Word: Farmers, November and party platforms; News.; Letter of the week
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Letter from Saskatchewan: Of the color of peach fuzz and places to grow

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August 2004:

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Making a case for common sense
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Thoughtful reflections on the significance of Aurora's mega organic dairy in Colorado
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Reader Mail: How can I source local artisan cheese for the Continental Airlines arena?
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Reader Mail: Why would our kiwis drop off after only growing to 1/2 inch in diameter?
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The New Ranch: Conservation measures improve profits
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Letter from NY: Farming is definitely shades of gray
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Ask Jeff: About that compost turner of yours...
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One Farm to Another: The calendar says summer, but buyers are saying fall
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Intern Journal: To everything, turn, turn, turn
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Real Tales of High Value Farming: Farming under cover -- BIG TIME!
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Specialty Cut Flower Corner: Secrets of selling to florists
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CSA Journal: The social challenges of running a farmers' market stall
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The Apprentice
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From table to farm
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OP/ED: Minnesota "livestock" plan focused on CAFO needs
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Vine and fig tree: Restoring agriculture in the Holy Land
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Vine and fig tree: Introducing Israeli agriculture—dry climate, charged politics and all
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Pan Am Adventure: GM-contamination of Mexican corn adds insult to NAFTA injury
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Susanna’s Costa Rican Sojourn: Punta Mona
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Cornell organic dairy transition study begins
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Pieces of metal trigger chicken recall
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On the verge of a water crisis in Asia
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Thai cabinet overturns GMO approval
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Aussie organic okays acid to fight Canker in citrus
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For now Japanese border will remain closed to U.S. beef
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Pesticide labeling rules to be globally harmonized
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World Trade Organization rejects U.S. appeal on Canadian wheat
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World Trade Organization delays ruling on EU-US biotech dispute
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Deciphering decline in grape vineyards
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Three more weeds refuse to obey the new chemical order
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THE FINAL WORD: The "conservation" President; Other news; Crowing rooster... again
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Cafeteria chain opts for sustainable agriculture
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Clemson's homegrown corn plastic
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EFSA report determines U.S. BSE risk is high
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French agency questions its own report on GM crops
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UC Riverside gets $1.5M to examine how GMOs spread
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Rabobank offers to buy part of U.S. Farm Credit System
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Soybean rust found north of equator in South America
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Thai PM gives nod to biotech crops
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Road to ruin
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Letter from Saskatchewan: Alberta cattlemen mount risky NAFTA challenge
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Letter from Ontario: Restructuring Canada's electricity: going beyond good intentions
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Organic juices for lunch—no thermos required
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Many cattle farms injured by Charley but no deaths reported
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Chiles picantes orgánica mejoran las ganancias de los cultivadores de la Florida norteña
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Organic hot peppers pep up north Florida growers' bottom lines
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The Final Word: Need marketing advice? Call me in November; The week’s absurd
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Worm-bin construction made simple
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SLIDESHOW: Building your own A compost windrow-turner made to order
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Making and using compost at The Rodale Institute farm
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Can organic and GM coexist?
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Ranching series gets raves from HM fans
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Reader Mail: Do you know anyone familiar with the process of certifying organic wheat?
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Reader Mail: What are the rules regarding homemade salsa at farmers' markets?
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Greenhouse 101: Summer No "forcing" summer lettuce this year
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One Farm to Another: Keeping blight at bay
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Ask Jeff: Is it a good idea to grow hay to pasture my rabbits?
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Ask Jeff: Should we be worried about herbicides in our compost?
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Intern Journal: Mysteries solved, sort of
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Real Tales of High Value Farming: Blueberry Bonanza!
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CSA Notebook: Finding the support in Community Supported Agriculture
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CSA Journal: You can keep your lemonade … Life gave me elderberries
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COMMENTARY: Organic farming: production gloom replaces consumer boom
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Monsanto Canada continuing trials on GM wheat
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Critics allege, farmer not fit for farm commissioner
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West Africa reels under invasion of the locusts
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Tasty as it is, your lunch may be killing the planet
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With bird flu near, Africa turns to Europe for poultry imports
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New plastic disolves in compost—just add water
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Non-enforcement of pasture rules opens the door to industrial organic dairies
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Organic dairy sector takes another big step toward big business
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Conversations with folks in the first US county to ban GM crops
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Dairy pasture research program seeks recommendations for Carolina farmers
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Pasture proves superior for North Carolina dairyman
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Turning crops to ethanol fuel: on the road to energy independence
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Pan Am Adventure: Growing corn in Mexico, post NAFTA
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Inspector's Notebook: Protecting the integrity of organic grains during harvest
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Amplifying every drop the focus of World Water Week
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One-third of corn acres planted in 2004 in GMOs, survery finds