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Jun. 17, 2013

Kudzu, wildfires and bark beetles

How healthy are our forests? How vulnerable are they to fires, erosion and invasive flora and fauna?   Well, consider that it’s early....More
Jun. 14, 2013

Crime-solving cats? Marriage proposal in space? Thanks, but I’ll pass

Experts of every stripe offer their services and insights through unsolicited e-mails to editors....More
Jun. 13, 2013

GE wheat – detected early, safe, so what’s the fuss?

Volunteer GE wheat shows up in a field in Oregon, anti-GMO crowd pounces....More
Jun. 7, 2013

Almost 5 years after the financial implosion — and nobody's been jailed

"Too big to fail, too big to jail" seems to have been the attitude toward those responsible for the financial shenanigans that brought about the....More
Jun. 6, 2013

Today's synaptic challenge -- what is a GMO

A synaptically challenged GMO protester spreads confusion. Hopefully, no one was listening....More
May. 31, 2013

‘Gee whiz’ technology systems now commonplace in agriculture

Precision ag companies are constantly coming up with newer, better, faster, more accurate ways to do things....More
May. 30, 2013

Sustainable agriculture -- no silver bullets, but maybe some silver buckshot

Can agriculture produce enough food to feed 9 billion people by 2050?....More
May. 30, 2013

Christmas in June?

Will it be Christmas in summer? If a new farm bill finally goes to conference and takes shape as expected, it just might be for Christmas tree....More
May. 29, 2013

Weather will continue to challenge agriculture

No doubt about it, climate change is real. So let's adapt....More
May. 27, 2013

America’s increasing energy abundance: Will it bring manufacturing resurgence?

America's increasing energy abundance may spur return of manufacturing to the U.S....More
May. 24, 2013

Ag economists take jabs at farm subsidies

Another ag economist takes a jab at ag subsidies....More
May. 17, 2013

Property rights, pigs and pristine waters

With family and friends, I have spent some of the best hours of my life on the Buffalo, which was designated the nation’s first “national river” in....More
May. 17, 2013

Constant quest for improvement has rewards for Keith Morton

Continually seeking ways to do things better has paid dividends for Mississippi farmer Keith Morton....More
May. 16, 2013

Supreme Court stuffs seed patents back in Pandora’s box

The High Court squeezed seed patents back into Pandora’s box, but more cases will come....More
May. 13, 2013

As rains, frosts ushered in May, year past racked up heat records

As spring weather turns Mid-South planting plans topsy-turvy, 2012 drought and heat set records....More
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