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Agriculture
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Great, Russia’s Crops Just Failed
While everyone else was worrying about hurricanes, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization quietly published its own…
Do Heritage Grains Hold Promise for the Gluten-Sensitive?
The cultivation of ancient grains whose makeup hasn't been amended as much as modern wheat could allow the gluten-intolerant to have their bread and eat it, too.
U.S. Planting Seeds of Peace in Afghanistan
U.S. soldiers work to undo some of the damage done to Afghanistan's agricultural communities from decades of war.
Returning Warriors Go to Work, in the Fields
Facing high unemployment rates, returning U.S. veterans are finding work on the farm.
The iPod Touch as a Crop Saver
New Gene-Z device identifies diseases in plants, water, and food within 30 minutes, researchers say.
New Zealand Imports Foreign Workers: Dung Beetles
Burned by past introductions of "helpful" foreign species, New Zealand inches toward releasing the imported insects to clean up its pastures full of other introduced animals.
Could Organic Farming Threaten Our Food Supply?
Pest ecologist Scott Merrill discusses the bizarre adaptions of insects who feast on our crops, and how some organic farming practices may make life easier for them.
Pollinating Local Is the New Buzz
An annual Woodstock for honeybees highlights one of the factors leading to the pollinators' decline in North America. Perhaps keeping bees at home is the solution.
10 Memorable Threads from 2010
Miller-McCune’s Web editor loves all of his progeny, especially these — and these, and those.