A Chemical Reaction Revolutionized Farming 100 Years Ago. Now It Needs to Go
Good Riddance, Chemicals: Microbes Are Farming’s Hot New Pesticides
A Monsanto Exec’s Selfie-Snapping, Live-Tweeting Campaign for GMO Acceptance
Want to Go to Mars? Get Flowers to Bloom on the ISS
The crop of zinnias at the International Space Station is no ordinary Valentine's bouquet.
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Time to Add Pistachios to California’s List of Problems
For once, something terrible in California is not the drought’s fault. At least not entirely.
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America Is Frying the Planet With Its Corn Fields
Scientists have been undercounting nitrous oxide emission in the Corn Belt by about 25 gigagrams annually.
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Mmm, Beer: Brewers Are on a Quest to Breed a Better Hop
A geneticist and a brewery in Nova Scotia have teamed up to breed a mildew-resistant version of their favorite hops.
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Generic GMOs Aren’t Going to Bring Down Monsanto’s Empire
GM generics are not going to usurp Monsanto’s Roundup Ready soybean empire in the same vein as generic drugs.
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A Better Way for California to Water Its Farms
There's a limit to how much produce farmers can eke out of the soil with the water that CA Governor Jerry Brown has given them to work with. Or maybe there isn't.
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