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What The Heck Is The Trans-Pacific Partnership And Why Should You Care?

The TPP is the largest proposed free trade agreement deal in history, representing close to 40 percent of the world's economy. The negotiations have been ongoing for several years ...

by Andrew Amelinckx· March 20, 2015
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More Than 80 People Killed In Nigeria Over Cattle Grazing Rights

Today, we learn that 82 people were killed in a Nigerian village earlier this week over cattle grazing rights; Kraft’s stock fell after the company recalled 6.5 million boxes of macaroni and cheese because some were found to contain metal shards; a building fire in Waterloo, England, that sent diners at a restaurant scurrying for safety was caused by a secret marijuana-growing operation; and there was a truck crash in Maine involving 30,000 live lobsters.

by Andrew Amelinckx· March 19, 2015
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Report: Climate Change Will Lead to Tasteless Food

Pizza too?! According to a new report from Australia called Appetite for Change that was put out by two leading climate scientists, global warming will affect everything from the taste of carrots to the quality of steak to the firmness of pizza crust, and that’s for the food that’s still around.

by Andrew Amelinckx· March 18, 2015
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Pacific Nation’s Farm Infrastructure Likely Destroyed After Cyclone Pam

Today, we look at how Cyclone Pam has wrecked the Island nation of Vanuatu’s farming sector; how technology is changing agriculture in Africa; the startling results of an Australian program to improve soil; and alleged abuse of chickens in a large North Carolina poultry processing plant.

by Andrew Amelinckx· March 17, 2015
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Cabbage, the Irish, and St. Patrick’s Day

We need to go back to the old country to understand how cabbage became entwined with Irish culinary history.

by Andrew Amelinckx· March 16, 2015
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New Study Finds Light Pollution Inhibits Plant Growth

Welcome to the (Ag)gregator, where you’ll find a daily offering of food and farm related stories from around the Web. Today, we learn about a new study that finds light pollution affects plant growth; look at an Australian company that sells whole steers to rich Chinese; and two separate lawsuits, one in Virginia about the definition of agriculture, and the other down the road in D.C. at the U.S. Supreme Court, which concerns California’s raisin industry. There’s also a bonus story! It’s an update on Two Face the Australian steer.

by Andrew Amelinckx· March 16, 2015
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“Two Face” the Steer Sold to Slaughterhouse

Welcome to the (Ag)gregator, where you’ll find a daily offering of food and farm related stories from around the Web. Today, we hold our nose at the thousands of gallons of manure that spilled across a rural community in Kalamazoo County, Michigan; gawk at a two-headed bull that was recently sold at auction in Australia; look into a standoff between a British millionaire and a group of activist farmers who are squatting on his land; and learn about vigilantes in India freeing cattle headed for slaughter in Bangladesh.

by Andrew Amelinckx· March 12, 2015
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EU Opens Way for More GM Crops

After years of haggling, European Union politicians signed a law today with the likely result that new genetically modified crops will be grown in Europe. The deal also allows memb...

by Andrew Amelinckx· March 11, 2015
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Eco-terrorists Threaten New Zealand’s Milk

Welcome to the (Ag)gregator, where you’ll find a daily offering of food- and farm-related stories from around the Web. Today, we learn about eco-terrorism threats in New Zealand, problems at a USDA research center, the sentencing of two North Dakota farmers for convictions on charges they ripped off the federal government, and Dunkin’ Donuts’ promise to begin phasing out a controversial whitening agent from its products.

by Andrew Amelinckx· March 10, 2015
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