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Gates Foundation Invests $70 Million to Help Save World's Food Supply

A wheat killer is on the move from Africa to Australia. The Gates Foundation wants to stop it from wreaking havoc on the world.READ»

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Urban Farming: Vacant Public Land Could Provide Most of Detroit's Produce

A study from Michigan State University says that a combination of community gardens and farms on vacant lots could provide locals with the majority of their fruit and vegetables.READ»

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Andy Jarvis Models the Effect of Climate Change on World's Top 50 Crops

Andy Jarvis has been using computer models to study how climate change will affect growth of the world's 50 most important crops.READ»

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Is Your Morning Cereal Damaging Your Liver?

We tried to give Monsanto the benefit of the doubt when the company announced that it wanted to produce soybeans with extra helpings of heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acid-boosting oils. But new research from a study published in the ...READ»

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Is Monsanto About to Step Into an Antitrust Suit?

Monsanto's monopoly over world agriculture is no secret--just take a quick look around Amazon to see some of the books (Omnivore's Dilemma) and movies (Food Inc., The World According to Monsanto) that have popped up to decry ...READ»

NPL's Robot Finds Ripe Vegetables, Harvests Them

Remember that roll-out vegetable mat we looked at this week? Turns out it makes harvesting fruits and vegetables look like hard work compared to the National Physical Laboratory's (NPL) intelligent harvesting machine. The proposed ...READ»

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Bayer Brings 1,450 Sheep On Campus to Manage Landscaping

Yesterday, I wrote about the five most innovative Earth Day initiatives. But a two-week long green initiative from biotech company Bayer takes the crown for the strangest stunt this month. Bayer Healthcare has brought 1,450 sheep ...READ»

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Conventional Crops May Get Green Fungicide Boost

Twenty years ago,the health scare over the use of the chemical alar on apple crops effectively launched the modern organic business. Now the fungicide industry is ready to exact its revenge as a new class of green fungicides ...READ»