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Get to Know these Neglected Grains
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09.11.2013

Get to Know these Neglected Grains

[caption id="attachment_9888" align="alignright" width="300"] What do you know about the grains you eat?  (photo credit: Bigstockphoto.com)[/caption] When was the last time you had some buckwheat…

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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

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Percentage of national population suffering from malnutrition, according to United Nations statistics. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)"][/caption] July 11 is World Population Day,…

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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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07.07.2011

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

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] Guest Editorial by Lynne Finnerty, American Farm Bureau Most of the programs in the farm bill will expire…

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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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