Monday, August 27, 2018

Agriculture Reading Picks


  1. What do you do when the well runs dry? (Another great piece by Art!) | by Art Cullen - The Storm Lake Times
  2. A New Zealand Farmer Reflects on Non-subsidization of Farming | Global Farmer Network
  3. Researchers claim water irrigation efficiency efforts actually cause more water use | Phys.org
  4. Minnesota ranch looks to regenerate land rather than sustain it | InForum
  5. China culls thousands of pigs as African swine fever spreads | AFP
  6. Saving the Soil Starts at Home | No-Till Farmer
  7. Crescent Duck Farm is a busy operation in an enviable niche; The cutting-edge Long Island facility handles 1 million ducks a year, controls waste and plans to add a modern hatchery. | Newsday
  8. High-tech meat may make it to market faster thanks to an industry truce | Quartz
  9. Las Vegas has a new $30 million vertical farm that aims to produce over 1 million pounds of produce every year — take a look | This is Insider
  10. Happy cow, happy life: Robots relieve dairy farmers of a round-the-clock task | CSM
  11. How Sugar Subsidies Are Ruining Dozens of Florida Beaches (and Destroying Vast Quantities of Marine Life) | FEE
  12. Carbon impact of ancient Maya farming may still be felt; Forest soil may take centuries to recover carbon sinks damaged by deforestation. | Ars Technica
  13. Red Delicious apple overtaken by Gala after five decades | Bloomberg
  14. k.m. comment: Not me. I'll never give up my Red Delicious apple preference. !!
  15. Environmentally-Caused Disease Crisis? Pesticide Damage to DNA Found 'Programmed' Into Future Generations | EcoWatch
  16. A Harvard professor just busted the myth that coconut oil is good for you, calling it 'pure poison' | Business Insider
  17. No alcohol safe to drink, global study confirms | BBC

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