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Get to Know these Neglected Grains
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09.11.2013

Get to Know these Neglected Grains

What do you know about the grains you eat?  (photo credit: Bigstockphoto.com) When was the last time you had some buckwheat bread?  How about a…

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World Hunger: 7 Billion Hungry Mouths to Feed
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07.09.2012

World Hunger: 7 Billion Hungry Mouths to Feed

July 11 is World Population Day, an awareness event that was established in 1989 by the United Nations intent on garnering attention for issues related…

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Global Food Prices Continue Rising
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03.12.2012

Global Food Prices Continue Rising

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, global food prices increased for the second month in a row. Bad weather in several countries that export…

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Focus on Agriculture: Cutting Farm Programs Would be a Pyrrhic Victory
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07.07.2011

Focus on Agriculture: Cutting Farm Programs Would be a Pyrrhic Victory

Guest Editorial by Lynne Finnerty, American Farm Bureau Most of the programs in the farm bill will expire next year and the debate over a…

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The Pressure is On to Feed a Growing World
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05.11.2011

The Pressure is On to Feed a Growing World

By Joe Sigg, Arizona Farm Bureau   The United Nations News Service dated March 15, 2011 makes obvious the critical food production times we live…

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