Climate Food and Agriculture
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Wanted: Young people with novel ideas for food research. Offering: big-money prize
A little chunk of Buffett money funds the new Agricultural Innovation Prize -- $100,000 for strengthening farming's "innovation ecosystem."
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Seeds on seeds on seeds: Why more biodiversity means more food security
Seed banks and libraries provide an important resource for farmers hoping to hedge their bets in times of uncertainty. It's time for the rest of America to get on board.
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This hip-hop song about gardening is surprisingly catchy
It's a nice twist on the "home grown" concept, and it'll be stuck in your head for the rest of the day.
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Kauai mayor blocks GMO regulation bill
The Hawaiian island is a popular biotech testing ground -- and for the moment, the industry can keep its free hand there.
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Will someone please pay the farm bill?
Congress returns to the business of trying to agree on what to do about farm and food subsidies before the law turns into a pumpkin and the calendar flips back to 1940.
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How you pay farmers to watch their crops shrivel up and die
The federal crop insurance program puts farmers in a real bind. And as climate change intensifies, it's only getting worse.
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GMO labeling: Trick or treat?
Many of the arguments against Washington state's GMO labeling initiative make sense. Here's why, despite that, it should pass.
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California Sriracha factory is basically macing everyone in the area
People who live near the Irwindale, Calif., factory are complaining that it releases a smelly, irritating gas (like you when you eat too much Sriracha! Hey-ooooo I'll show myself out).
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Please do not eat this sandwich made of the entire McDonald’s dollar menu
The Thrillist staff panicked when they heard McDonald's was eliminating its Dollar Menu. This is the hideous result.
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The hot new teen trend is competitive milk tasting
Hey, it's no less cool than debate or band or model U.N. (All of which are really cool, right?)
