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New laser technology being tested to protect crops from birds, rats and pests as alternative to poison

North American GM crops not showing higher yields than conventional crops in Europe

Experimental GM crops from Dow Chemical and DuPont fail to repel pests

Wheat crops soaked with glyphosate weedkiller before harvest... Are you eating 'cancer bread'?

Illegal spraying of Monsanto's ...

Crops absorb pharmaceuticals from sewage sludge spread on farmlands

December 26, 2010 - naturalnews.com printable article

Crops absorb pharmaceuticals from sewage sludge spread on farmlands

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Crops absorb pharmaceuticals from sewage sludge spread on farmlands

December 26, 2010 - Crops absorb pharmaceuticals from sewage sludge spread on farmlands

Sunday, December 26, 2010 by: David Gutierrez, staff writerTags: sewage sludge, crops, health news

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Crops being engineered for biofuels production, but ecological concerns persist

September 11, 2006 - crops is to alter them to reduce their amount of lignin, the substance that keeps plants upright but interferes with the cellulose-to-ethanol process, but experts say the crops themselves must be improved to be a viable replacement for fossil fuels. An Energy Department report states that the nation's entire corn crop, if it were converted to ethanol, would account for about 15 percent of the United States' petroleum dependency. "Half the improvement we ...

Crops being drenched with cancer-causing glyphosate immediately before harvest

May 28, 2015 - Crops being drenched with cancer-causing glyphosate immediately before harvest

Thursday, May 28, 2015 by: David Gutierrez, staff writerTags: glyphosate, GMO crops, cancer

Crops deliberately poisoned, then harvested

Causes cancer, birth defects, hormone failure

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Crops being engineered for biofuels production, but ecological concerns persist

September 11, 2006 - crops is to alter them to reduce their amount of lignin, the substance that keeps plants upright but interferes with the cellulose-to-ethanol process, but experts say the crops themselves must be improved to be a viable replacement for fossil fuels. An Energy Department report states that the nation's entire corn crop, if it were converted to ethanol, would account for about 15 percent of the United States' petroleum dependency. "Half the improvement we ...

FOOD COLLAPSE INCOMING: Ongoing drought forces farmers to abandon wheat crops

May 17, 2023 - crops

The USDA warned that the high rate of abandonment will drag American wheat supplies to levels lower than analysts were expecting. Levels are expected to fall to their lowest in 16 years.

This will keep domestic prices elevated and lead to more wheat imports from rival producers in countries like Canada and Argentina.

Concerns about tight U.S. wheat supplies and ongoing troubles in the Black Sea caused by the Russian special military operation in Ukraine ...

Corporate-infested US government panicking over Mexico’s rejection of GMO crops

January 27, 2023 - crops," which are tainted with chemical herbicides and pesticides, not to mention foreign genetics that render the product toxic for consumption.

Obrador and other Mexican authorities seem to recognize this fact while American authorities continue to issue threats against Mexico that the country either comply or face the consequences of U.S. ire.

Every year, some 17 million tons of mostly GMO yellow corn is sent from the U.S. to Mexico. The majority of that ...

Home gardening tips: How to make the best compost for healthy crops

May 16, 2023 - crops like pepper, potato and tomato, along with some ornamentals such as azalea, hydrangea and viburnum.

According to research, with enough time and heat, juglone breaks down enough to lose its toxicity. However, it's best not to risk it and leave out black walnut debris.

Diseased or insect-infested plants

Your compost pile must reach and maintain a temperature of 141 F to 145 F for at least several days to effectively kill insects and disease pathogens, ...

5 Food crops that can be grown year-round in container gardens

January 03, 2023 -

Compared to actual outdoor gardening, container gardening eliminates or minimizes many issues that come with the practice. Plants are protected from human and animal damage, weeds and intense weather. (Related: Gardening 101: 10 crops you can grow in buckets throughout the year.)

Here are four crops that can be grown in containers all year round.Basil

Sweet basil grown in containers indoors can just be as good as basil plants that are grown outdoors....

Report: Organic farming yields 40% more crops than conventional farming during drought

December 09, 2022 - crops. These were planted on 72 experimental plots and applied organic manure, organic legume and conventional synthetic.

Organic manure represented a typical organic dairy or beef operation. It featured long rotations of annual feed grain crops and perennial forage crops fertilized through legume cover crops and periodic applications of composted manure and used diverse crop rotations as the primary defense against pests.

Organic ...

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U.S. farmers abandoning failed wheat crops at fastest rate since World War I

May 17, 2023 -

If these expectations are met, then this will mean the lowest harvest ratio since 1917 at the height of World War I, the agency warned in its latest monthly food report.

America's Great Plains have been so dry for so many years now that crops simply are not getting enough moisture to thrive. Some fields are in such poor shape that the wheat crops they contain likely will not produce any heads, leaving no reason to harvest them.

Fortunately for farmers, ...

Following years of scorching drought, California now has TOO MUCH water – produce crops suffering

March 21, 2023 -

The state's spring-summer harvesting season is expected to be drastically altered because of all the rain, which is preventing workers from harvesting lettuce, strawberries, and other primarily West Coast food crops that are underwater. Not only that, but farm workers in California have also been unable to plant important crops like tomatoes for the fall growing season, according to an expert from the University of California's farming extension.

This ...

Food industry whistleblower warns crops near East Palestine chemical rail disaster may be tainted for years

February 27, 2023 -

"I had not thought about that question too much until I received a very alarming phone call," Michael Snyder, owner of the blog, wrote. "One of the people that I spoke to during that phone call was a woman that I know personally. I have known her for years, and I have visited with her in her own living room, and so I can vouch for her honesty."

He added:

She told me that her “son-in-law manages three organic food farms in California, Idaho, and Washington State”, ...