Tag Archives: war

Soya to grow with 2,4-D

Posted on May 30, 2014 by argylesock

Crops genetically modified (GM, genetically engineered) to resist Monsanto’s weedkiller Roundup (glyphosate) aren’t the only GM crops designed to be grown with weedkiller. GRAIN tells us about a new such crop. It’s a soya (soybean, Glycine max) designed to be … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, food, human health, knowledge transfer | Tagged 2 4-D, Africa, America, ammonium, Asia, auxin, biotechnology, brain, cancer, commodity crop, corn, cotton, crop variety, Dow, evolution, feed, food, Frontline, genetic modification, glufosinate, glyphosate, herbicide, herbicide resistance, history, hormone, human, kidney, liver, maize, milk, Monsanto, muscle, neurotoxin, patent, pesticide, pesticide resistance, plant_dicot, poison, Roundup, Roundup Ready crop, soya, soya DAS-44406-6, superweed, tree, vegetation, war, weed, woman | 3 Comments

Land grabbing

Posted on September 21, 2013 by argylesock

Pascal Liu at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) tells us that land grabbing is on the increase. In this hungry world, with populations rising, Mr Liu says that people with money should work with resource-poor farmers. Not just exploit … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, money and trade | Tagged development, education, farmer, finance, food, food security, food sovereignty, land grab, politics, population, poverty, smallholder, trade, war | 1 Comment

Reducing food waste: more than just cleaning your plate‏

Posted on July 12, 2013 by argylesock

Food waste is wasteful. It offends me whenever I see it. I grew up with parents who’d lived in England through the 2nd World War. They’d known ration books. We learned ‘waste not, want not.’ I learned to ‘have eyes … Continue reading →

Posted in food, human health | Tagged compost, farm, farmer, food, food loss, food processing, food safety, food waste, garden, gardener, grocery, history, human, nutrition, poverty, prosperity, storage, technology, war, waste | 9 Comments

Russia Warns Obama over Monsanto loving

Posted on June 2, 2013 by argylesock

Originally posted on toolwielder:
Posted: June 2 , 2013 ˑ The shocking minutes relating to President Putin’s meeting this past week with US Secretary of State John Kerry reveal the Russian leaders “extreme outrage” over the Obama regimes continued protection of…

Posted in agriculture | Tagged America, Asia, biotechnology, crop, food, genetic modification, Monsanto, plant_dicot, plant_monocot, politics, seed, war | 2 Comments

Monsanto gives up fight for GM plants in Europe

Posted on June 1, 2013 by argylesock

Monsanto‘s spokeswoman in Germany, Ursula Lüttmer-Ouazane, says that her company won’t keep trying to get licences for GM crops in Europe. Why? Because people don’t want GM (genetically modified, also called genetically engineered, GE) crops here. Ms Lüttmer-Ouazane says that … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, money and trade | Tagged biotechnology, crop, Europe, genetic modification, history, Monsanto, plant_dicot, plant_monocot, politics, war | 15 Comments

Dragons, Devils & Dinosaurs: A Symbiologist’s Guide to St George’s Day

Posted on April 24, 2013 by argylesock

Originally posted on Symbiology:
It’s St George’s Day today; here in England, this is the feast day of our Patron Saint. We share him with a number of other countries including Moldova, Palestine and (perhaps unsurprisingly) Georgia, but we are…

Posted in ecology | Tagged culture, history, myth, religion, reptile, tradition, vertebrate, war | 2 Comments

The Hunger Grains

Posted on January 17, 2013 by argylesock

Oxfam urges us to tell everybody that there is enough food to feed the world. But people go hungry. Why? It’s partly because food crops are used to make biofuels. European Union (EU) governments committed themselves, four years ago, to … Continue reading →

Posted in food | Tagged access to food, access to land, biofuel, corn, feed, food, food security, fuel, land grab, maize, politics, poverty, staple food, war | 17 Comments

The year that was and the years that will be

Posted on December 25, 2012 by argylesock

Today many people in the rich world will tear single-use wrapping paper and plastic from unwanted gifts. They’ll look at plates of unwanted food. Most of this stuff will go to landfill. If you enjoy the magic of a perfect … Continue reading →

Posted in food, money and trade, weather and climate | Tagged climate, drought, farmer, flood, food, food waste, politics, poverty, prosperity, rain, sustainable, war, waste | 6 Comments

Woodland of the month: National Memorial Arboretum

Posted on November 11, 2012 by argylesock

Today is Remembrance Sunday here in Britain and in the Commonwealth. Today is the most important day for wearing our remembrance poppies. So I’m a little early writing about this month’s Woodland of the Month, the National Memorial Arboretum. Many … Continue reading →

Posted in horticulture | Tagged arboretum, arboriculture, art, equid, Europe, forest, garden, history, horse, landscape, mammal, plant_dicot, plant_gymnosperm, plant_monocot, poppy, tree, vertebrate, war, woodland | Leave a comment

Poppies

Posted on November 3, 2012 by argylesock

In Britain and other countries of the Commonwealth, at this time of year many of us wear the remembrance poppy. I’ve lived in England and Wales all my life so for me, mid-autumn has always included remembrance poppies. Many of … Continue reading →

Posted in horticulture | Tagged conservation, farm, garden, grassland, hay, history, law, pharmaceutical, poppy, war, weed | 7 Comments