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Crops

  1. gmos
    New Report Suggests GMOs Have Had Zero Effect on Lowering Pesticide UseOr, for that matter, increased crop yields.
  2. Health
    The World Actually Grew Fewer GMOs Last YearData shows the number of acres dropped one percent in 2015.
  3. Under The Weather
    April’s Crazy-Cold Weather Is Ruining Fruit CropsSome farmers already report losses of 90 to 100 percent.
  4. Studies
    Are Fossil Fuels Making Our Food Less Nutritious?Staples like wheat lose protein when they grow in more carbon dioxide.
  5. Mediavore
    Pothead Candies Weren’t Meant to Promote Pot Smoking; Vitamins Linked toPlus: Higher peanut-butter prices are coming; and there may be better tasting chocolate lurking in the jungles of Peru, all in our morning news roundup.
  6. Mediavore
    University of Delaware Adds Ice Cream to the Curriculum; U.S. Corn Harvest IsPlus: BYOB rules go on the ballot in Ocean City, N.J.; and Vice President Joe Biden helps boost the popularity of pig intestines in Beijing, all in our morning news roundup.
  7. Mediavore
    Brewerytown-Based Farm Boasts a Bumper Crop; Al Qaeda-Linked Jihadists BlockPlus: Fat Duck chef Heston Blumenthal has left his wife; and a new preservative could keep vegetables fresh without refrigeration, all in our morning news roundup.
  8. Mediavore
    Area Farmers Sweat Over Hot and Dry Weather Conditions; Insects Taste a LittlePlus: research shows restaurants often under-report calorie counts for most dishes; and a cult-favorite New Orleans restaurateur succumbs to cancer, all in our morning news roundup.
  9. Mediavore
    Police Apprehend Two Men Suspected of Weekend Violence Outside an Old City Bar;Plus: Consumers in wealthier countries waste a lot of food; and eaters consume less when their food is cut up into small pieces, all in our morning news roundup.
  10. Mediavore
    Deadly Gunfights Erupted at Five City Bars Over the Weekend; Teflon Is LethalPlus: Domino’s “tweaked” its chicken wings; and chilly temperatures in Mexico are inflating US food costs, all in our morning news roundup.
  11. Mediavore
    Suburbanites Like Philly’s Restaurants; Helicopters Save Florida’sPlus you can thank blood sausage for Christmas, and U.S. restaurant chains stand to gain from crossing into Canada, all in our morning news roundup.
  12. Mediavore
    Les Nomades Founder Dies; Gourmet Staffers Flock to AOLPlus: record crops of shrimp and corn, and kosher food’s rise in popularity, all in our morning news roundup.
  13. Mediavore
    Southampton Bouncer Killed by Patron; A Growing Thirst for Wine in ChinaEli Zabar in Amagansett, a lizard in a salad, and more, in our morning news roundup.
  14. Mediavore
    President Looks to Increase FDA Budget After Latest Scare; Pelaccio Eats SaladPlus Gael Greene’s decadent creation for Serendipity, Rocco DiSpirito’s ideal summer day, and more, in our morning digest of news and gossip.
  15. Mediavore
    Food Crisis Overshadows Credit Crisis; Kosher-Food Sales SoarThe world’s leaders are more concerned with feeding their people than resolving the economic crisis, a car accident damaged a Subway location, and Domino’s and Pizza Hut are facing hard times.