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There’s arsenic in your rice, but don’t worry about it, says FDA
The Food & Drug Administration tested 1,300 samples of rice and found arsenic in them all, but only in very small amounts.
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One in 20 American kids is extremely obese
The childhood obesity rate in the U.S. appears to have plateaued, but the prevalence of "extreme obesity" continues to rise.
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One weird trick to fix farms forever
Does David Brandt hold the secret for turning industrial agriculture from global-warming problem to carbon solution?
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Why are there pesticides and GMOs in our national wildlife refuges?
Enviro groups are suing the feds over cultivation of genetically engineered crops and use of pesticides in Midwestern wildlife refuges.
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![How to make an arid region bloom: irrigated farm plots (between 0.5 and 1 mile in diameter) over the High Plains Aquifer in western Kansas.]()
![How to make an arid region bloom: irrigated farm plots (between 0.5 and 1 mile in diameter) over the High Plains Aquifer in western Kansas.]()
The real reason Kansas is running out of water
A new study finds that a small reduction in farmers' water use could help save Kansas agriculture. But why is it using so much water in the first place?
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Crop-munching pests are traveling north as the climate changes
The beetles, moths, and fungi that chomp on crops and devastate forests are moving toward the North Pole at an average of 24 feet per day.
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Brace yourself for KFC’s deep-fried soup
We're not sure what fried utensil to use -- fried fork or fried spoon?
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Pointed talk: Michael Pollan and Amy Harmon dissect a GM controversy
When one journalist tweets that another's piece contains "too many industry talking points," it takes a lot more than 140 characters to sort out the rights and wrongs.
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Maryland chickens out on farm pollution rule
Just as the state was about to clamp down on farmers who coat their crops with chicken manure, officials cave to the poultry industry.
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Syngenta to take a continent to court to upend pesticide ban
Syngenta is suing the European Commission to let it continue selling neonic insecticides that kill pollinating bees.
