Food and Ag

Can a New Kind of Rice Revive Japan's Tsunami-Ravaged Paddies?

Scientists merge traditional crop breeding with modern genomics to make a new salt-resistant rice plant.

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| Thu Jan. 26, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Dow and Monsanto Team Up on the Mother of All Herbicide Marketing Plans

Working in cahoots with its erstwhile rival Monsanto, Dow is on the verge of unleashing a chemical gusher onto US farmland—with the USDA's blessing.

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| Wed Jan. 25, 2012 3:43 PM PST

The Spinach Index: A Delicious Economic Indicator

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| Wed Jan. 25, 2012 1:19 PM PST

Chart: Is Obama Really the "Food Stamp" President?

As if it's a repugnant notion to help Americans when they're down and out.

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| Tue Jan. 24, 2012 4:00 AM PST

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USDA Greenlights Monsanto's Utterly Useless New GMO Corn

The agency has quietly deregulated drought-tolerant corn, which will benefit no one except Monsanto.

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| Mon Jan. 23, 2012 1:15 PM PST

Calculator: Is Your Food Spending Normal?

Enter your weekly spending into MoJo's interactive app, and see how your food budget stacks up.

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| Mon Jan. 23, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Paula Deen Hawks a Dubious Diabetes Drug

Nobody should be mocked for a medical condition. Shilling for questionable Big Pharma products is another story.

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| Wed Jan. 18, 2012 4:32 PM PST

Is Your Garden Pesticide Killing Bees?

Bee-killing pesticides aren't just for big ag. They're in many popular home gardening products too.

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| Tue Jan. 17, 2012 10:00 AM PST

Cocina de Tom: Pork Ribs in Red-Chili Sauce

I recently got to visit Mexico City, where I lived for two years in the 1990s. It wasn't long before I indulged my chili pepper obsession.

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| Fri Jan. 13, 2012 2:00 PM PST

Tamar Adler Cures Your Takeout Addiction

The writer and chef dishes on her new book, cooking in California vs. NYC, and the only five ingredients you really need in your pantry.

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| Fri Jan. 13, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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Confessions of a Restaurant Addict

It's official: I spend way too much on food. Can I change my ways?

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| Fri Jan. 13, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Is Walmart the Answer to 'Food Deserts"?

No, suggests a recent study by Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer's office.

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| Thu Jan. 12, 2012 6:44 PM PST
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Are Pesticides Behind Massive Bee Die-Offs?

New research links colony collapse disorder to bees' exposure to a class of pesticides used on millions of acres of farmland.

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| Tue Jan. 10, 2012 1:05 PM PST

Peak Maple: Climate Change Wants to Ruin Your Pancakes

A new video profiles New Hampshire resident Martha Carlson, who's using grassroots science to document the declining health of maple trees.

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| Sun Jan. 8, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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FDA Polices Just 0.3 Percent of Antibiotics on Factory Farms

Turns out the FDA's much-praised new factory farm antibiotics ban applies only to a drug the industry barely uses.

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| Wed Jan. 4, 2012 4:37 PM PST

Taste Test: Pricey Winter Tomatoes From Whole Foods

A confirmed tomato snob sets out to determine whether the unseasonal organic orbs are worth their hefty price tags.

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| Wed Jan. 4, 2012 5:00 AM PST

Organic Tomatoes in January: Sucking Mexico Dry

To keep our markets stocked with winter organic tomatoes, large-scale farms in Mexico are depleting local water tables.

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| Mon Jan. 2, 2012 2:18 PM PST

My Four Best Road Meals of 2011

From an L.A. strip mall to a French Quarter alley, my biggest road-food wins of the year.

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| Fri Dec. 30, 2011 12:45 PM PST

A Quarter of All Burgers Tainted With Drug-Resistant Bacteria

Why's the FDA's recent gift to the meat industry turns my stomach.

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| Wed Dec. 28, 2011 2:00 PM PST

The FDA's Christmas Present for Factory Farms

On December 22, the agency quietly caved on regulating the meat industry's use of antibiotics.

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| Wed Dec. 28, 2011 5:00 AM PST