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Forest Certification in Latin America: Prospects for use as a Development Tool in Community Forestry
By Joe Romm on Jan 11, 2013 at 5:34 pm
The rule in Washington, DC is if you want to bury news, release it late on a Friday afternoon. So one can only assume the climate silence crowd prevailed in the release this afternoon of the draft U.S. Climate Assessment.
As the role of technology increases in farming and food, and corporate powers use this to extend their power, we need to strive for technological developments that are appropriate for farmers, for eaters and for the planet. Welcome to #AgTechTakeback.
This blog overviews the 2018 Winona County Energy Dialogue.
The announced and since-canceled Chinese tariffs on sorghum threw the grain's market into chaos. But the question of sorghum dumping into export markets remains, and what it means for farmers in the U.S. and abroad.
Edmonton Journal | By Renata D'Aliesio | August 14, 2002 The drought has stolen much from Alberta. Crops from fields too dry to bear them. Livestock from farmers too financially strapped to feed them. Tranquility from families who are cracking under the pressure, worrying what fall and winter will bring.
From CNN.com, by Greg Botelho
Fires have served Mother Nature dutifully for millennia, shaping the landscape, revitalizing forests and grasslands, clearing out underbrush and weeding out weak trees. But Americans have traditionally viewed such blazes as a menace, prompting strict suppression policies.
NRC Handelsblad | By Wouter van der Weijden | September 7, 2003
Coming soon from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, a new 6-part podcast series: The Farm Bill Uprooted.