Dec 26 The top 10 farm crimes of 2013 With drought causing prices for commodities like hay to rise, the farm product has become a much more likely candidate for theft. Creative commons photo by Let Ideas Compete Bee burglars, a "nut mafia," and making off with… Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch Paradise found: Hawaiian agriculture from sugar to seeds Brief overview of Hawaiian industrial agricultural history from the sugar cane to seeds. Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch GMO seeds grow into big fight on Kauai Seeds are big business in Hawaii, where large biotech companies develop genetically modified crops. Megan Thompson reports on a battle being waged on the island of Kauai by residents who say growing practices like pesticide use are hazardous to public… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch Should U.S. Have Monopoly on Food Sent Abroad to Aid Other Countries? Should U.S. Have Monopoly on Food Sent Abroad to Aid Other Countries?… Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch World Bank President on Urgency of Climate Change Issues World Bank President on Urgency of Climate Change Issues… Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch Gang of Eight Senators Fine-tune Details of Immigration Reform Bill Gang of Eight Senators Fine Tune Final Details of Immigration Reform Bill… Continue watching
Aug 16 Coping with Climate Change: Michigan's Sour Season By Saskia de Melker Northwestern Michigan calls itself the Cherry Capital of the World and supplies most of the country's tart cherries. That wasn't possible in 2012 and may become increasingly harder. We follow the cherry from field to pie to learn about the… Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch Severe Drought Kills Hopes of Record Corn Harvest Severe Drought Kills Hopes of Record Corn Harvest… Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch Facing Drought, Farmers' Crops Taking Heat Facing Drought, Farmers' Crops Taking Heat… Continue watching
Feb 08 America's Agricultural Success: A Well-Kept Secret? Photo by David McNew/Getty Images. Amid all the worry about how long it will take the economic recovery to kick into high gear, there's a little-noticed sector that's doing very well, thank you: American agriculture. Overlooked by many of… Continue reading