As an irrigated cropping systems agronomist I work on ways to sustain agriculture. In doing this, I have come to realize that there are certain requirements that agriculture must meet to produce food and to keep producing food (yes, fiber…
Two brief introductions about how to overcome stress damage in crops have appeared in this months ISB April 2011 newsletter, coming out of Virginia Polytech.They cover manipulation of leaf pore (stomata) density and better triggering of plant stress responses:Regulation of…
Read More Current science for improving water stress resilience in plants
The Future of Food and Farming: Challenges and choices for global sustainabilityUK Government Office for Science 2011Executive SummaryFrom the IntroductionProject aim: to explore the pressures on the global food system between now and 2050 and identify the decisions that policy makers…
Read More The Future of Food and Farming Priority 6: Promote sustainable intensification.
Daily Caller, September 20, 2010Not so pro-BonoAn op-ed in Sunday’s New York Times about the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals by rock singer Bono (yes, you read that right) was naive and misguided. The minimal successes at improving the health…
Read More Chaotic UN decision making part of the human welfare problem
Food derived from drought-tolerant corn line MON87460Food derived from insect-protected soybean line MON87701Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Amendment No. 118 – 2010Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991PreambleThe variations set forth in the Schedule below are variations to…
Read More GM drought tolerant corn now legal as a food component in Australia
2nd UPDATE: Wheat Prices Hit 2-Year Highs Following Russian Ban - WSJ.comTHE WSJ is reporting that wheat futures prices soared Thursday to their highest levels in two years after Russia said it would ban grain exports due to a severe…
