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Study urges sustainable corn production, warns climate change danger
Posted by Journal Star: None Given on June 15th, 2014
Journal Star: Corn farmers could see growing pressure from the companies that buy their golden kernels to adopt sustainable practices, according to a new report that warns of price swings, risk of groundwater depletion and nitrogen runoff contributing to the Gulf of Mexico’s dead zone. U.S. farmers produced almost 14 billion bushels of corn in 2013 worth $67 billion. The annual harvest is essential to a wide variety of industries and products from sweeteners and plastics to meat and ethanol. But there are threats...
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What the hell does “sustainable” even mean?
Posted by Salon: Lindsay Abrams on June 15th, 2014
Salon: And not just define, but really define - explain not just what they mean, but how they`re implemented, and why they`re important to reforming our food system?
It`s harder than most people realize, says artist and author Douglas Gayeton. These buzzwords are the shorthand by which we talk about new, better ways to grow and eat food, but often they`re just that - buzzwords, lacking the context needed to be useful. And that`s before we get into things like "integrated pest management," "riparian buffers,"...