Food

Rice at the Center of Genetic Engineering Maelstrom [1]

March went out like a lion for adversaries in the arena of food and pharmaceutical crop engineering.

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Scramble Is on To Cope With Honeybee Decimation [7]

During the past two years, and especially since last fall, strong hints of far greater than normal die-offs (of honeybees) have been appearing all over the country, in at least 24 states (map of affected states).

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2007 Farm Bill Is on Front Burner [8]

It's crunch time for developing the successor to the 2002 US Farm Bill, set to expire Sept. 30, 2007. Many of the ingredients that may be blended into the 2007 Farm Bill are now becoming public.

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Air [9]

Energy & Fuel [10]

Environmental Studies [11]

Food [3]

Forests [12]

Natural Resources [13]

Pollution [14]

Waste [15]

Water & Oceans [16]

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National (U.S.) [5]

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FDA Decision on Cloned Food Expected Soon [17]

FDA's decision on the sale of cloned meat and dairy products is expected soon.

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Agriculture [18]

Chemicals [19]

Food [3]

Technology [20]

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Crop Pollinators Very Important, and in Trouble [21]

Emerging evidence suggests another nemesis should be on the priority list of agricultural production threats - a significant decline in the animals that pollinate crops (bees, insects, birds, bats, etc.).

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"Red, White, and...Green?" Eco Wine Tastes Like a Good Story [22]

For many reporters, eco wine can be an intensely local story. While not every state has vineyards, viticulture has spread way beyond California in recent decades.

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Food [3]

Pollution [14]

Water & Oceans [16]

Journalism & Media [23]

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