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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
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Bee Doctors: A New Way to Protect Fruit?

When it comes to ministering to plants, who better than a bee?

by Marsha Johnston
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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
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Say Hello To The (Soon To Be) World’s Largest Indoor Vertical Farm

Wait a second: will we urban Northeasterners someday have fresh produce in the winter?

by Dan Nosowitz
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A Lucky Clover Comeback

Clover has many benefits for eco-conscious farmers and gardeners.

by Su Avasthi
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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
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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
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Companies Selling Weed-Laced Therapeutic Pet Products Told To Quit It

Turns out you can buy cannabis treats for your pet. Well, you used to be able to, at least.

by Dan Nosowitz
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Bring Us A Cup Of This Kenyan Purple Tea, Please

Could this strange purple varietal be Kenya’s first big high-end tea?

by Dan Nosowitz
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