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The Motley Fool February 21, 2007 Tim Beyers |
Starbucks Can't Do Enough Critics are putting increasing pressure on the coffee king to be a fair trader when it comes to buying beans, especially when buying from East Africa in general and Ethiopia in particular. Trouble is, there's almost nothing Starbucks can do to help small farmers. |
Scientific American March 2007 |
The Beef with Cloned Meat For Americans, the idea of cloned meat elicits distaste even in many confirmed carnivores. Is that gut reaction justified? From a food-safety standpoint, probably not. |
Chemistry World February 16, 2007 Richard Van Noorden |
Against the Grain Scientists warn that corn-based ethanol can't realistically cut carbon emissions or gasoline usage. This hasn't stopped US ethanol producers happily gobbling up corn, galvanized by high oil prices and generous tax credits. |
BusinessWeek February 26, 2007 Geri Smith |
Wrapping The Globe In Tortillas Although Gruma faces price controls at home, worldwide production is booming. |
Reason February 2007 Ronald Bailey |
Snap, Crackle, Poison? G.M. rice scare -- The rice flap isn't deadly, but it does demonstrate a need for reform in the inefficient way genetically enhanced crop varieties are approved internationally. |
Science News February 3, 2007 Janet Raloff |
Ethanol Juggernaut Diverts Corn from Food to Fuel Corn feeds the production of meat and dairy goods in the United States, so those products are likely to increase in price as ethanol fuel demands more of the country's corn supply. |
The Motley Fool January 29, 2007 Alyce Lomax |
Smithfield Puts Pigs in Space The pork giant's move to phase out gestational crates is laudable. Such trends bear watching by investors who have a stake in what consumers put on their plates. |
BusinessWeek February 5, 2007 Carey & Carter |
Food vs. Fuel As energy demands devour crops once meant for sustenance, the economics of agriculture are being rewritten. |
The Motley Fool January 4, 2007 Brian Gorman |
Monsanto's Bigger Harvest? High corn prices could allow Monsanto to raise seed prices and improve margins. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool January 3, 2007 Stephen Albainy-Jenei |
Attack of the Pod Cows The FDA has endorsed food from cloned animals. While the agency's conclusions don't exactly herald the invasion of the farm-animal snatchers, they do provide an open opportunity for companies that are well-positioned in the industry. |
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