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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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farmer stories: 46 news summaries

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Ethanol More Mean Than Green

How biofuel steals from the hungry and hurts the environment

Jul 31, 07 2:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Far from the solution to America’s energy crisis, corn ethanol is “one if the great political boondoggles of our time,” Rolling Stone says in a scathing broadside. The “dangerous” and “delusional” hype over the corn biofuel raises the price of food for the needy... More »

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energy • environment • oil • hunger • global warming • ethanol • corn • biofuel • crops • farmer

Farmers Fight
to Legalize
Pot's Cousin

Growing hemp won't harm drug war, say strapped ND growers

Jul 21, 07 5:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - The push to legalize hemp—marijuana’s less potent cousin—has some unlikely supporters: North Dakota farmers who couldn't be more conservative in every other respect, the New York Times reports. Hemp, used in clothing, lotions and even snack bars, has become especially attractive to North Dakota because of... More »

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agriculture • farming • medical marijuana • marijuana • Ron Paul • marijuana legalization • hemp • North Dakota • Drug Enforcement Administration • scab • wheat • crops • Controlled Substances Act • farmer

Darfur Hopes Lie in Hidden Lake

A hidden lake could spur 1,000 wells and quell deadly competition over resources in Darfur

Jul 18, 07 3:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - A giant lake discovered beneath Darfur could lead to resolution of the conflict in the region, where genocide has claimed the lives of more than 200,000 Darfuris and 2 million people have been left homeless since 2003, the BBC reports. Radar revealed the ancient body of water, comparable in... More »

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climate change • Darfur • genocide • water • Sudan • lake • radar • Lake Erie • Arabs • farmer

China Shoots Down Bad Weather

High-tech program controls climate, plays rainmaker.

Jul 13, 07 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - China has a solution for its unpredictable weather: create its own. The county is toying with the world's largest weather modification program in terms of size, budget and equipment. The original idea was to ease droughts and improve harvests with man-made rain, but the program has evolved uses in fighting... More »

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China • weather • 2008 Beijing Olympics • rain • anti aircraft guns • rocket launchers • Weather Modification Program • clouds • farmer

Wal-Mart Chokes On
Organic Food

Farmers say the company miscalculated demand, manipulated supply

Apr 12, 07 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wal-Mart customers aren't buying organic food, and the farmers who stepped up production to supply the giant discounter are the big losers. A year ago Wal-Mart ballyhooed an aggressive push into organic foods, saying they would offer 400 items at low cost. The company placed massive initial orders, farmers say... More »

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food • organic food • consumer • organic • farmer • Wal-Mart

China Embraces Private Property

Bill reassures urban middle class, decried by advocates of the poor

Mar 9, 07 8:57 PM CST
(Newser) - China's burgeoning middle class will be feeling a little more secure next week, when the National People's Congress is expected to pass the country's first property-rights bill. The measure has become a lightening rod for criticism of China’s leadership, with communists using it as evidence that the government is... More »

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China • property rights • communism • privatization • National People's Congress • economic reform • land • private property • US economy • farmer

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