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Crops
China slows GMO crop exports from U.S.
by
Annie Baxter
Apr 5, 2017
Regulators in China are slowing the pace of approving genetically modified crop varieties grown by U.S. producers. Those are crops engineered to resist things like bugs and weedkillers. China is the largest export market for genetically modified soybeans from the U.S, and folks with ties to U.S. agriculture are worried the slower pace of approvals […]
Large companies stoke the fires in Indonesia’s peatlands
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Robert Garrova
Nov 5, 2015
Vegetation has been cleared by burning for years, but now it’s out of control.
A scary season for pumpkins
by
Kai Ryssdal
Oct 7, 2015
Also, let's stop with the whole pumpkin spice craze.
The environmental cost of corn
Apr 6, 2015
Plowing more land for corn means a bigger carbon footprint.
In Iowa, big corn crop presents a problem
Sep 18, 2014
A record corn crop, paradoxically, means hard times for farmers.
How too much corn spells trouble far beyond the fields
by
Paddy Hirsch
Aug 26, 2014
Corn production could hit a record high this year and that's an issue.
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As waters rise, Mekong rice farmers switch to shrimp
Aug 21, 2014
Salinization of the Mekong Delta is pushing a move toward a new crop: shrimp.
For public good, not for profit.
How a little Asian bug is crushing the U.S. OJ business
Dec 4, 2013
Citrus greening is putting the squeeze on orange juice farmers, producers and futures traders. It's driving up OJ prices and making big changes to the business.
Stacey Vanek Smith