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Magazine articles on agriculture, livestock, and genetically engineered foods.
Current Agriculture & Livestock Articles
Popular Mechanics
June 2008
Joe Pappalardo
AquaDome Feeds Boston Bass With Solar Dinner Bell It may not be sporting, but researchers at the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, Mass., are training fish to swim into nets -- and doom themselves to the lemon-and-capers treatment. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
May 15, 2008
Chris Farrell
David Hightower on the Explosion in Commodities Markets David Hightower, principal of commodity trading adviser Hartfield Management, talks about bubbles in the agricultural and oil industries and the stabilization of the dollar. mark for My Articles similar articles
TIME Europe
May 1, 2008
Alice Park
Raw Milk Straight from the Cow A growing contingent of natural-food fans is demanding the right to bring milk from teat to table, convinced that pasteurization strips away the very stuff that makes milk so nutritious to begin with. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reason
May 2008
Ronald Bailey
Papers Please! The U.S. Department of Agriculture is rolling out its National Animal Identification System to tag and track every farm animal in America. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
May 1, 2008
Steve Hamm
Solutions from a Hunger Crisis The global food shortage could lead to lower trade barriers and innovation that may raise farm productivity. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
May 1, 2008
Maria Bartiromo
Food Emergency: On the Front Line with the U.N.'s Josette Sheeran At the center of the food crisis is Josette Sheeran, executive director of the U.N.'s Rome-based World Food Programme, the globe's largest humanitarian agency. Here, she talks about the food shortage around the world. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
May 1, 2008
Pallavi Gogoi
What Spurred the Run on Rice High food prices prompted producers to hoard, limiting supply. The rush to stockpile followed. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
May 1, 2008
John Carey
Is Ethanol Getting a Bum Rap? Corn-based fuel isn't the villain critics contend, but shifting to other crops is critical. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
May 2008
Mark Peplow
Editorial: Reap what you sow The biofuel backlash is in full swing. It's being driven by rising food prices; farming subsidies that look more suspicious by the day; and a general feeling that people have been conned. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
May 2008
Jeremy Tomkinson
The biofuel backlash The author argues that legitimate concerns about sustainability should not derail the whole biofuel enterprise. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
April 30, 2008
Matthew Reilly
The Chickens Ate My Profits! Overall, Tyson made money in its pork business and lost money in its cattle and flagship chicken operations. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
April 29, 2008
Toby Shute
Archer's Blazing Arrow The firm's agricultural services segment was simply smoking in the quarter, with operating profit up eightfold. The ADM trading desk played this volatile market like a Stradivarius violin. mark for My Articles similar articles
IEEE Spectrum
April 2008
Willie D. Jones
The Power of Pond Scum: Biodiesel and Hydrogen From Algae A start-up may have the key to boosting algae's chances as a future fuel, and scientists see a path to hydrogen production from pond scum. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
March 2008
William R. Cline
Global Warming and Agriculture If steps are not taken to curb carbon emissions, agricultural productivity could fall dramatically, especially in developing countries. mark for My Articles similar articles
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