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Farming
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How a New Evolutionary Map Could Help Farmers Eliminate Fertilizer
New research offers hope for prodding corn, wheat, and rice into a partnership with nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
The Healthy Benefits of a Stressed Out Plant
The biological principle of xenohormesis suggests that organic farming advocates might very well be pampering their plants into nutritional laziness.
The Disappearance of Fog on California’s Farms
California's orchard-nursing fog is withering away, and scientists aren't sure why.
The 2 Cultures of China
The U.S. has red states and blue states. China has rice provinces and wheat provinces, and the profound differences between them provide evidence of how cultural assumptions arise.
How Climate Change Will Affect Our Ancient Relationship With Our Most Important Grain
At a time when the worldwide wheat supply needs to grow, we might not even be able to keep it from diminishing.
Permanently Temporary: The Truth About Temp Work in America
Today’s blue-collar temp laborers face abuses similar to those of migrant farmworkers depicted in the iconic 1960 CBS documentary Harvest of Shame.
When It Comes to Animal Farms, Sometimes Size Doesn’t Matter
It’s frighteningly common for those who cover food issues to assume that smaller farms are safer farms. They may be happier, but they’re not necessarily healthier, as the recent spread of a devastating disease shows.
Fair, but Not Fair Enough: Beyond Fair Trade Coffee
Kenneth Lander believes he has found a better way to put farmers first.
On America’s Farms, Data Is the New Cash Crop
Today's farmers are using all of the technology at their disposal to increase yields, which is critical if we hope to feed a rapidly growing population. But digitally driven farming is not without its potential downsides.