Agriculture & Livestock

Magazine articles on agriculture, livestock, and genetically engineered foods.

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Wired February 2003 Joshua Davis	Come to LeBow Country Maverick tycoon Bennett LeBow wants to help the world stop smoking. By selling genetically modified tobacco. Grown by the Amish.
Science News January 11, 2003 Janet Raloff	The Shocking Science of Tender Poultry U.S. Agriculture Department scientists report adopting an electrical-stimulation concept to tenderize the breast meat of mature laying hens.
Science News November 2, 2002 John Pickrell	Federal Government Launches Organic Standards Though for decades some foods have carried the label "organic," consumers never could be sure exactly what the term meant. Action by the Department of Agriculture last week should clarify things.
IndustryWeek October 1, 2002 John Teresko	Nebraska's Innovative Polymer Plant Cargill Dow's Blair site will process corn and other agricultural biomass into polymers for fabrics and food packaging materials.
Science News September 28, 2002 Janet Raloff	State of U.S. Agro-ecosystems About one-quarter of the United States' land cover, excluding Alaska, is farmed. A massive new project has just assessed this and other food-producing environments, such as coastal waters, fresh waters, and rangelands, to tally factors contributing to health.
Science News September 21, 2002 Janet Raloff	A Dairy Solution to Mildew Woes Milk may prove the savior of some organic wines. New field trials show that it kills a powdery mildew that would otherwise damage vine leaves and destroy grapes.
Salon.com August 28, 2002 Suzy Hansen	Not a drop to drink Forget oil -- an expert on the world's water supply talks about the vital substance we will hoard, ration and probably go to war for in the near future.
IDB America July 2002 Claudia Neira	A life among books and cattle At age 38, Isidro "Chilo" Matamoros is one of the youngest experts in Honduras with advanced knowledge of animal production and reproduction. Cattle is the second most important agricultural commodity in this country, and consequently has tremendous socioeconomic significance.
IDB America July 2002 Claudia Neira	Organic crops with a Nicaraguan flavor Rodrigo Bermudez is the director and founder of Del Sol, an organic fruit and vegetable producer operating in the town of Sebaco, Nicaragua. Bermudez returned home seven years ago, armed with a great deal of experience in organic farming, production and marketing.
IndustryWeek September 1, 2002 John S. McClenahen	Bayer's Formula: Two Sites Both Research Triangle Park, N.C., and Kansas City, Mo., are home to newly created Bayer CropScience's North American Operations.
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