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There must be something in the stars for celebrity haircuts of late, with a record number of new looks being debuted, almost all of them short. First we had Katie Holmes lopping off her bob to create a chic, long-layered crop, then Posh debuted her pixie cut. Agyness Deyn has followed the Kelly Osbourne route of slicking her short hair down into a side parting, a look that is proving very popular.

Fall Planting – Fall Crops & Winter Storage Sadly, too many of us are tired of our gardens by fall, often because weeds have taken over, or because we planted the wrong things and we can’t even get rid of them. I suggest we take another look at it, because gardening in the fall can be very productive, and will give you fresh vegetables well into the winter, if they are grown and stored properl

How To Save Crops From Freezing In Your GardenAuthor: Jim KennardQ. I have a farm in Afghanistan, which is about 30,000 squaremetres, in which mainly grapes are grown. In the cold winter thegrape vines are buried under the ground because of the very coldweather and then in the spring the vines are exposed to air andlight, then the vines become green. Mostly this works, but in someyears, after the

A French environment minister said a review of the European Union's procedures for vetting genetically modified crops does not imply the policy will undergo far-reaching change. Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, secretary of state for ecology, at an informal meeting of the EU's 27 environment and energy ministers outside Paris, said that they are not fundamentally questioning the European system, or

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As per a climate change expert Mr. R.K. Pachauri, rising temperatures will take it's toll on the yield of crops. As per him, wheat yields would fall by 5-10% with every increase of 1 degree celsius. This especially would be in the case of the Indian subcontinent, particularly India.(source:- The Times of India) Various sources have claimed India would be amongst the worst sufferers of the effect o

Farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tra Vinh have in the last two years expanded their peanut crop area, which has helped raise their living standards. Cau Ngang District’s My Long Bac Commune was formerly known as a sandy, unfertile land suited to low-yielding rice crops, but an agricultural restructuring programme helped shift cultivation to peanut growing. Local farmers have

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From NY - times.com   GRIFFIN, Ind. — In a year when global harvests need to be excellent to ease the threat of pervasive food shortages... Some farmers are starting to fear disaster.       "Stop wasting corn crops on ethanol, which I believe expends more fossil fuel to produce than the energy released when ethanol is burned. "   With supplies of most of the key com

Some fans of the organically-focused Rodale Institute’s stellar work were surprised to learn that they are incorporated genetically modified (GM) crop varieties into their Farming Systems Trial (FST).But the inclusion of GM varieties and agrichemical treatments is for scientific comparison purposes only. They will present a real-life comparison with Rodale’s normal organic practices. Some rese

Chandigarh: To benefit border area farmers, who have land across the barbed wire fencing, the district administration, in association with the Agriculture Department, has been encouraging them to diversify to cash crops and pulses. This will benefit farmers and increase the fertility of land. A major portion of the land across the fencing is not [...]

Backed by good weather, the rice fields across Viet Nam are showing signs of bringing a bumper harvest that is expected to yield enough rice to export between 4-4.5 million tonnes this year, an agriculture expert said. According to the Head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Plantation Department, Nguyen Tri Ngoc, by the end of May, the Winter-Spring rice in the north were

Climate Bell peppers love heat. They need warm soil and air temperatures throughout the growing season and are very sensitive to frost. Many northern gardeners use plastic mulches, row covers, hoop houses, anything that will help grow this wonderful vegetable more quickly in cooler climes. Soil Bell peppers need high amounts of nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus. Bell peppers [...]

The UN sees food prices staying high for years.That not only undermines much of the global economy, it means a great many people don't eat at all. The UN's... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Biologists have warned that countries thinking of joining the rush for biofuels run the risk of planting invasive plant species that could wreak environmental and economic havoc.In a report issued on the sidelines of a major UN conference on biodiversity, an alliance of four expert groups urged governments to select low-risk species of crops for biofuels and impose new controls to manage invasive

Image via Wikipedia Like if we haven’t learned enough with the past from playing God men still wants to do it in the search of high profits. Seems like we haven’t learned enough from our previous experience from playing God. Now we play with food modifying its genetic structure in order to obtain higher profits. Just now [...]

Image via Wikipedia Like if we haven’t learned enough with the past from playing God men still wants to do it in the search of high profits. Seems like we haven’t learned enough from our previous experience from playing God. Now we play with food modifying its genetic structure in order to obtain higher profits. Just now [...]

Having its premire at the Little Red Bike Cafe this weekend...Broccoli Raab...Yummy! I am so glad it is finally time to start harvesting more than just rhubarb...not that I would ever tire of rhubarb. Although Raab is usually a fall to spring crop, I planted it early in our greenhouse and then out into the garden in late March, early April... It is grown for its unopened flower heads as well as its leaves. Here it is just getting started in our greenhouse. Broccoli Raab, Rapini, Italian Broccoli, those are just a few of the names people around the world call this member of the turnip family. And aren't you surprised it isn't a member of the broccoli family? Me too, but when you grow it, you will notice the leaves are like turnip leaves. I think we should just pretend it is a part of th

Reading through all the news about the global food crisis, I lacked one thing: the solution to this problem or even the slightest hint to one.In many discussion fora and through comments on social bookmarking sites, it was often suggested that genetically modified (GM) crops, said to yield a higher production, and to be more pest-resistant, could mean the solution to world hunger.I started to search around for more info on genetically modified organism (GMO) or genetically engineered organism (GEO), and came across several posts referring to a video called "The World According to Monsanto" by a French independent filmmaker, Marie-Monique Robin.The movie researches the credibility of (or rather lack thereof) US based Monsanto, one of the biggest chemical companies in the world and the provi

“What has sparked such energy from bureaucrats better known for their plodding nature? Nothing sets a fire under such folks like a good food riot.” — Adam Lass by Adam Lass Baltimore – (TFN): Brick-throwing crowds have been reported in Egypt, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal and Ethiopia. But these are not [...]

A Genetically Modified contamination register report by both the Greenpeace International and Green-watch details 39 new cases of GM crop contamination in 23 countries over the past one year. Most of this contamination involved such stable crops as maize and rice, and included cotton, bananas and papaya.   According to the report, since 2005 the GM register has recorded 216 contaminated events in 57 countries since GE crops were first grown commercially in large scale in 1996.  This year's annual report on the register comes against the background of a controversy surround Genetically Engineered seed varieties.  Kenyan environmentalists and farmers in the country confronted the government and the seed giant Pioneer Company for importing and selling genetically

The lower house of the French parliament approved a new law on genetically modified crops on Wednesday after fierce opposition criticism and internal wrangling in the ranks of the centre-right government. After a vote of 249 in favour of and 228 against the proposed law, intended to bring French legislation into line with European Union directives, the bill will now go to the Senate for a second reading on April 16. The law is aimed at fixing the conditions under which genetically modified (GMO) crops may be cultivated in France, where many regard them with deep suspicion. Europe has demanded that member states formulate domestic laws on GMO use since 2001 but France has dragged its feet over an issue that is fiercely disputed by supporters including the main farmers union and env

From: GM crops on way to NZ, say experts Speakers at a biotechnology conference in Auckland last week said crop technology was developing fast and the public mood towards genetic modification had changed as the world's population grew and food prices rose. But GMFree New Zealand says the introduction of GM crops could put our international reputation at risk. Genetically modified pastures are not banned in New Zealand, but there has yet to be a crop approved for release here.   From: (Oz) Farmers may face legal action over GM crops MARK COLVIN: Farmers could soon be swapping writs over paddock fences as the battle over the introduction of genetically modified crops moves into the legal system. Anti-GM farmers are worried that their crops will become contaminated and export m

Coinciding with a manifesto from Country Life launched today, which urges people to 'learn to love GM crops', the Soil Association has published a report on the latest available research on GM crop yields over the last ten years. The yields of all major GM crop varieties in cultivation are lower than, or at best, equivalent to, yields from non-GM varieties.Peter Melchett, Soil Association policy director, said:"GM chemical companies constantly claim they have the answer to world hunger while selling products which have never led to overall increases in production, and which have sometimes decreased yields or even led to crop failures. As oil becomes scarcer and more expensive, we need to move away from oil dependent GM crops to producing food sustainably, using renewable energy,

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Around 300 rural Brazilian women destroyed a plant nursery belonging to Monsanto and crops containing genetically modified corn. The women were protesting what they saw as environmental damage caused by GM crops. They said that the Brazilian government had “caved in to pressure from agribusinesses” by recently allowing GM crops to be grown in the country. The women left before police arrived.

Around 300 rural Brazilian women destroyed a plant nursery belonging to Monsanto and crops containing genetically modified corn. The women were protesting what they saw as environmental damage caused by GM crops. They said that the Brazilian government had “caved in to pressure from agribusinesses” by recently allowing GM crops to be grown in the country. The women left before police arrived.

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Two opposing forces of the French farm industry clashed over the weekend as small farmers led by Jose Bove launched attacks on crops found on large farms where GM genetically modified crops are being grown. Police had to use tear gas to break up the growing conflicts as two opposing views on farming interact. Small [...]

Crops feeling the heat LIVERMORE, Calif. — Warming temperatures since 1981 have caused annual losses of roughly $5 billion for the major cereal crops, a study has found. From 1981-2002, fields of wheat, corn and barley throughout the world have produced a combined 40 million metric tons less per year because of increasing temperatures caused by human activities. “There is clearly a negative response of global yields to increased temperatures,” said David Lobell, a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researcher and lead author of the study that appears online March 16 in Environmental Research Letters. “Though the impacts are relatively small compared to the technological yield gains over the same period, the results demonstrate that negative impacts of climate trends on crop yields at the global scale are already occurring.” This is the first stu

The stand-off between Pakistani rebels and Pervez Musharraf’s government may soon come to an end — as those rebels held up inside Islamabad’s famed Red Mosque say they are willing to surrender. Check out this past Sunday morning’s transcript from the Chris Matthews Show: annoying as Matthews is his panelists offered facinating insite on last week’s “Mutiny” among Republican party ranks regarding the Iraq war. The US Congress is taking back the “fast-track” authority that allows the president to negotiate and finalize trade agreements without their approval. Nancy Pelosi announced Congress will not be renewing the Trade Promotion Authority, extended for two years in 2005, possibly dealing a final death blow to the current Doha Round of WTO negotiations. See this BBC website for an informative overview of the existing world trade situation. Environmental blog Grist.com reports on why we may soon regret genetic modification of crops. A

Monsanto announced that Europe will increase its genetically modified crop area by 50,000-100,000 hectares per year over the next decade, which will bring GMO's to "the point of no return," according to Monsanto's director Michael Duhamel.French farmers have sown 25,000 hectares of GMO maize, modified to resist insect pests. This despite the fact that French consumers are fiercely opposed to modified crops. Duhamel is quoted as saying, "Consumers receive false information on what GMO crops are, so they are afraid. But I'm sure that within ten years they will have accepted them."Let's hope not. Independent studies are cropping up, showing the potential for devastating effects of GMO's on the human biology, such as the case of the pest-resistant peas that were found to cause lung damage in mice.In another study, more than half of the rats fed with our U.S. grown modified soy died within three weeks, and six times as many pups with below average birth we

As we've seen recently with the pet food fiascos, our food supply may not be safeguarded as well as we thought. Not even close. The documentary The Future of Food discusses some the political, health and social consequences of a corporate food complex run roughshod over the public good, with the silent assent of our government.My sister recently unearthed an article from a year ago, detailing just one way that Genetically Modified foods may represent a cure that's worse than the disease. In the case of Liberty Herbicide (marketed as Basta, Ignite, Rely, Finale and Challenge), GM crops are embedded with genes that produce an enzyme that converts their herbicide to a non-toxic variant called NAG (N-acetyl-L-glufosinate). With each subsequent spraying, NAG accumulates within the plants.The problem is that when these crops are consumed, some of it may be converted back into toxic herbicide. It is believed that gut bacteria, primarily found in the colon or rectum, are responsible for this

The Gates and Rockefeller Foundations have announced they will donate $150 million to reform African agriculture and “end hunger.” Reform, in this case, means supplying them with GMO crops created by Monsanto. Monsanto is the creator of the perverse “terminator seed,” which refuses to grow for more than a season and renders seeds useless for replanting—effectively destroying the most basic and fundamental law of nature and instrument of farming. Last year, the Gates Foundation hired Robert Horsch as senior program officer for Africa. Horsch is the former VP of Monsanto, which also invented what the media here calls the “biotech” industry. It’s just a fancy name for the business of patenting natural life forms, which the U.S. patent office began allowing in the 1990s. Overseas they call it “biopiracy.” How much will it cost Africa to maintain these initially “free” GMO crops? How many Africans will die from starvation when they can’t afford to pay for new GM

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LIVERMORE, Calif. — Warming temperatures since 1981 have caused annual losses of roughly $5 billion for the major cereal crops, a study has found. From 1981-2002, fields of wheat, corn and barley throughout the world have produced a combined 40 million metric tons less per year because of increasing temperatures caused by human activities.“There is clearly a negative response of global yields to increased temperatures,” said David Lobell, a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researcher and lead author of the study that appears online March 16 in Environmental Research Letters. “Though the impacts are relatively small compared to the technological yield gains over the same period, the results demonstrate that negative impacts of climate trends on crop yields at the global scale are already occurring.”This is the first study to estimate how much global food production already has been affected by climate change. Annual global temperatures increased by about 0.7 degrees Fahr

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 Updated July 1, 2008    One expects rich grain crops in Russia this year. Beginning from July, 1 all export duties that have been acting since November 12, 2007 on wheat, meslin and barley are abolished, as reported the National Mercantile Exchange (NAMEX) referring to the corresponding letter of ...