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Rent a ‘copter to prevent frost, and other good reads of the week
At least a couple farmers are using helicopters to prevent their crops/buds from freezing. Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/28552115@N07/ Some rights reserved. It was a newsy week in the world of...
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Judge: FDA definition of “natural” ain’t gonna happen
Walk down the supermarket aisle, and the boxes almost scream out at you, “All Natural!” So, what does it mean to claim a product is “natural?” Not much, according to the Food and Drug Administration,...
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Pay families to cook at home?
Should we pay people to reacquaint themselves with the stovetop?Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rene-germany/ Some rights reserved? Here’s some red meat for the “nanny state” folks out there....
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Would you eat marijuana-fed pork?
Photo: Esteban, Creative Commons, some rights reserved.Yes, a Washington hog farmer is feeding weed to his animals. According to NPR’s The Salt, no, the prosciutto he’s producing doesn’t smell like the...
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A new way to buy local
We wrote about Potsdam grower Daniel Martin’s plans for a new style of farmstand a few months, and now it’s up and a running. Martin’s market isn’t at the village square; it’s in the gathering place...
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No Whey!? Is the yogurt by-product an eco-problem, or a business opportunity?
Most of the liquid “acid whey” is strained out to make Greek yogurt this thick. Photo: Jennifer Worthen, Creative Commons, some rights reserved There’s been a media hub-bub since yesterday about the...
View ArticleDo you use farmer dating sites?
There are all kinds of dating sites for all kinds of people out there. Recently, there’s been a surge in dating sites for farmers and other rural people. According to Yahoo blogs, FarmersOnly.com...
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Will men ever relinquish the grill?
Who’s at the grill helm in your household? Probably a guy. Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wka/ Some rights reserved. If you’re a grill owner – or at a party where there’s a grill around – chances...
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America, land of the hungry and unhealthy?
Some new research paints an unflattering picture about the relationship between the United States and food. Buried in a Pew Research report about emerging “second world” economies and their...
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Michael Pollan is probably not a sexist pig
In a post on The Dirt a few weeks ago, I commented on an article in Salon.com about the movement toward home cooking, and whether it was a call to women to get back in the kitchen. Photo: PopTech,...
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GMO wheat discovery stokes trade fears
Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/souvikdg/ Some rights reserved. News that unapproved genetically modified wheat was found on a farm in Oregon has spread fast, and it’s already having global trade...
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Dirt Pic #3: Zoey cozies up to Jersey steer
Zoey snuggles up to Toby, a Jersey steer. Photo: Carolyn Yerdon. We’re back with Dirt Pics – stories of agriculture, farming, and food told through pictures of the people who do it. It’s the perfect...
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Cornell researcher throws cold water on acid whey fears
Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sadi-junior/ We reported last month on Modern Farmer’s article decrying “the dark side of Greek yogurt” – millions of gallons of acid whey that are removed from...
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Food cart fights
Hong Kong has the best street food in the world according to online travel adviser Cheapflights.com. Photo: mirvettium, Creative Commons, some rights reserved Where ever you live, it’s fun to have...
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The “Grass Ceiling” still exists, despite growth of women farmers
It was somewhere around ten years ago, I was in graduate school and wanted to write my thesis about how women were changing agriculture. Anecdotally, two different girl friends were starting to farm,...
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Get your bearings on the Greek yogurt landscape
A screen shot of the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle’s yogurt map. I’m quite a bit late to the party on this one. But given that PepsiCo and a German company cut the ribbon on their $206 million...
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Seeking a farmer to guest blog this summer
Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomascosauce/ Some rights reserved. Here’s something to mull over this weekend. We’re looking for a farmer, large or small, to write blog entries – more like journal...
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GMO labeling might need New York
Connecticut made headlines last week for passing the nation’s first GMO labeling law. It would mean that foods containing genetically modified organisms would need to be labeled as such before being...
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Dirt Pic #4: Strawberries!
Getting ready for U-pick at Martin’s Framstand. Photo: Daniel Martin To me, it’s the true beginning of summer – when the strawberries are rock-star sweet and juicy. I’ve gotten a couple pints of local...
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Could food stamps and the farm bill go their separate ways?
Could food stamps be peeled out of the farm bill? Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ncreedplayer/ Some rights reserved. The farm bill never used to be this controversial. For decades, the drill went...
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