Archive for the 'Food' Category
Largest Soybean Sale Ever Between U.S. and China
January 26th, 2011Via: Grainnet: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack issued Jan. 25 the following statement on the reported sale of 2.74 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans to China in the 2011-12 marketing year: “Today’s sale of 2.74 million tons of U.S. soybeans to China is the single largest daily soybean sale since USDA began issuing daily sales […]
A Self-Sufficient System of Farming Is Increasing Yields Across Hawaii
January 23rd, 2011“Now my rice growing is simply sowing seed and spreading straw, but it has taken me more than thirty years to reach this simplicity.” —Masanobu Fukuoka Via: Star Advertiser: Farmer Samson Delos Reyes reached into his bluejeans pocket to grab a phone call from a buyer and ended up smiling but shaking his head. The […]
FAA Warns of Ongoing GPS Issues in Southeastern U.S. Due to Defense Department ‘Tests’
January 21st, 2011Interestingly (instinctively?), Cryptogon readers have been buying Finding Your Way Without Map or Compass by Harold Gatty for years. This one gets a tick in the Social Engineering box because of how the machine gets people to internalize and rely on whiz bang technology that can then be withdrawn with the flip of a switch. […]
What Killed 40,000 Acres of Oregon Wheat Last November?
January 19th, 2011This is from, Capital Press, December 02, 2010: Investigators Baffled as Wheat Fields Wither: The Oregon Department of Agriculture and Oregon State University are investigating the yellowing of upward of 40,000 acres of wheat in Umatilla and Morrow counties. So far, the cause is a mystery, and researchers do not know if the problems in […]
‘Cows Eat Grass’ and Other Inflammatory Statements
January 18th, 2011Via: Utne Reader: Cows eat grass. You wouldn’t think it’s a big deal to state this, but at Iowa State University a highly qualified job applicant who had the temerity to voice this simple biological fact was ejected from consideration for a post leading a sustainable agriculture program, The Chronicle of Higher Education reports: Among […]
Flood Disasters in Sri Lanka and South Africa Driving Food Prices Higher
January 17th, 2011Sri Lanka: Via: AFP: Sri Lanka warned Monday that food prices could shoot up after devastating floods in the north and east of the country destroyed rice and vegetable crops. Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said vegetable prices had already been affected because of the impact on growing areas that were swamped by unusually heavy […]
Global Food Supplies Stretched to Limit
January 14th, 2011Via: MSNBC: Strained by rising demand and battered by bad weather, the global food supply chain is stretched to the limit, sending prices soaring and sparking concerns about a repeat of food riots last seen three years ago. Signs of the strain can be found from Australia to Argentina, Canada to Russia. On Thursday, Tunisia’s […]
Growing Fish in Greenhouses
January 14th, 2011Via: YouTube: Related: growingpower.org
Lower Corn and Soybean Output Sends Prices Surging
January 13th, 2011Via: AP / Bloomberg: A surprising drop in the U.S. corn and soybean crop sent grain prices surging to their highest levels in 2 1/2 years Wednesday. The price increases stoked concerns about higher food prices and tighter supplies of feedstock for food and biofuels. Wet weather and abnormally high temperatures contributed to lower U.S. […]
Georgia Man Fined for Growing Vegetables
January 10th, 2011Via: Eat Drink Better: An Atlanta-area man is facing fines of up to $5000 for growing too many vegetables on his land. Steve Miller (not Steve Miller of classic rock fame), has had an organic vegetable garden on his property for years. He grows food for himself and has even sold some of his bounty […]
