agriculture

Agriculture (literally meaning "the tillage of a field") has long been thought to be the impetus for civilization and societies as we know them today.

Because man was able to conquer the animal and plant kingdoms via agriculture, tribes were able to stay in one place and settle into communities and tribes as opposed to being "hunter-gatherer" societies that roamed the earth up until about 10,000 years ago.


Agriculture has been marked by developments and innovations that have launched it into what it is today. Farming, irrigation, crop rotation, animal transportation, plows, pesticides, fertilizers, and biotechnology have all done their part in refining and improving the way agriculture is practiced and how it benefits the human family. In recent years, ethanol, methane, and the pellet mill have all been introduced as a way to cleanly and safely recycle agriculture residue into clean, reusable energy.

But not all of the farming advances have been good. Destruction and depletion of the environment, animal cruelty in the form of intensive pig and chicken farming, and selective breeding have been the cause of heavy protesting and lobbying in Washington D.C.

Bloggers speaking about agriculture can be found at sites like agricultureresources and capitalpress.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “agriculture”

• in Finance
  Farmland Investments: A Unique Asset Class Becomes Available to Retail Investors
  Farmland as an investment allows retail investors to take advantage of the rising price of agricultural commodities
  by greenworldbvi / on Nov 28, 2011
• in Film
  Ingredients Is a Fresh Take on Eating Local
  The local food movement takes root.
  by missbobetier / on Mar 27, 2011
• in Green
  Beware the Stinkbug: A Plague of Epic Proportions?
  The Brown Marmorated Stinkbug continues to ravage crops and annoy homeowners across the US.
  by jreinh01 / on Mar 5, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “agriculture”

 

• France Defeats Monsanto

  
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  Gordon Davidson writes in the Scottish Farmer : France has held firm in its opposition to Monsanto’s genetically modified MON 810 maize [trade name: YieldGard] – and the agri-chemical multinational has admitted defeat. Monsanto had been putting legal pressure on the French government to lift its 2008 ...
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• Farmer commits suicide in Madhya Pradesh

  
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  Bhopal, Jan 29 (IANS) A 35-year-old farmer committed suicide by consuming pesticide at his field in Damoh district after his crop failed, family members said Sunday.Bhagwandas Patel of Chewla village in Hata block was disturbed as the grain crop in his 4 acre land had got ruined because of the frost.Around Jan 20, ...
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• Temporary Trail Closures at Land Between the Lake’s Turkey Bay OHV Area

  
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  Golden Pond, KY - Due to excessive rainfall, saturated soil, and freeze/thaw conditions, Turkey Bay Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Area is temporarily closed, as of January 27th, 2012.  Turkey Bay staff will re-evaluate trail conditions as the weather improves.Turkey Bay staff strongly encourages users to “Call Before ...
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• Illegal fertiliser network causes stink

  
  IceNews - Daily News — Authority: 425
  Dozens of Danish farmers have being purchasing illegal fertiliser and crop spray from a Jutland group smuggling in the products from Germany. According to official correspondence obtained by Politiken, between 2007 and 2009 160 farmers bought a total of 15,045 tonnes of chemicals which came from a warehouse in ...
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• Trials on Himachal crops successful, says institute

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 534
  Shimla, Jan 29 (IANS) Scientists Sunday claimed that trials on vegetable crops in varied temperatures of Himachal Pradesh have been successful with the use of a newly identified fungus.Field trials on cauliflower, capsicum and tomato crops in Kangra and Kullu districts have been successful with the use of acultivable ...
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• Jharkhand produces record Kharif crop

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 534
  Ranchi, Jan 29 (IANS) For the first time since its creation in 2000, Jharkhand has produced more Kharif food grain than it consumes at a record 55 million tonnes — almost double compared to previous years.“We expect the Rabi production to be around 10 million tonnes,” an agriculture department official told ...
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• Shizuoka Sake Tasting: Hana No Mai Brewery-Homare Fuji Junmai-Designating Mt. Fuji as a World Cultural Heritage Site

  
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  This must have been the longest title for introducing a sake made in Shizuoka Prefecture! There are plenty of reasons for that! LOL Hana No Mai Brewery in Hamamatsu City made a point to tell everyone this is a true local sake as the rice is Homare Fuji sake rice grown only in Shizuoka Prefecture and as the water ...
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• Tree removal in Overland Park: When Hiring A Professional Is Your Best Option

  
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• Evidence suggests Vikings grew grain in south Greenland

  
  IceNews - Daily News — Authority: 425
  Archaeologists from the Danish national museum have finally succeeded in confirming that Erik the Red and his people could indeed brew beer in Greenland when they lived there. There has long been a question mark over whether or not the southern Greenlandic climate was warm enough in Viking times to grow grain for ...
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• Taking Farming to the Sea

  
  Timbuktu Chronicles — Authority: 111
  In Worldwatch : Nourishing the Planet discusses farming seaweed , an environmentally friendly crop that holds promise of mitigating greenhouse gases while supplementing incomes, providing dietary protein, and offering a sustainable source of biofuel .
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• AIIMS team examines Odisha gangrape victim

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 534
  Bhubaneswar, Jan 28 (IANS) A team of experts from New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Saturday arrived in Odisha to examine the state of a girl who has slipped into coma since after her gangrape, an official said.The four-member team of leading doctors in forensic medicine, gynecology, DNA ...
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• How to promote investments that genuinely support local people? (IIED)

  
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  Read at : Land Degradation Announcement List <land-l@lists.iisd.ca> The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is proud to announce its latest Briefing Paper: New IIED Briefing Paper Farms and funds: investment funds in the global land rush Abbi Buxton, … Continue reading →
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• Saint Valentine Chocolates with a Difference: Shizuoka Tea Chocolates at Pissenlit!

  
  SHIZUOKA GOURMET — Authority: 112
  No less than 3 types of Shizuoka St. Valentine Chocolates! Saint Valentine is coming near! Now, all those chocolates that will tempt you might make you think twice about that waistline of yours… BUT, how about offering and savoring both healthy and delicious chocolates? Chef Touru Arima/有馬亨さん is ...
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• SFAC to provide capital for agri-business ventures in Kerala

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 534
  Kochi, Jan 27 (IANS) Ready to pump in money to agri-business in Kerala, the Small Farmers’ Agri-Business Consortium (SFAC) is inviting entrepreneurs to propose ventures for funding.“So far we have assisted 26 projects in Kerala by providing venture capital assistance to the tune of Rs.4.25 crore. We invite more ...
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• Monsanto in Court: What’s the Big Deal?

  
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  Monsanto likes to frame itself as a benevolent mastermind of food production: friend to the lowly farmer, and selfless guardian of the environment. Their web site proclaims through text and video that Monsanto Company is Comitted to Sustainable Agriculture. Monsanto’s TV commercials are filled with soft-focus ...
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• Agricultural development in Africa / The African Union and the African Agricultural Technology Foundation Sign Memorandum of Understanding

  
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      Agricultural development in Africa / The African Union and the African Agricultural Technology Foundation Sign Memorandum of Understanding   NAIROBI, Kenya, January 27, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Collaboration to facilitate the deployment of agricultural technologies to help address ...
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• Toward a More Energy Efficient Food System

  
  Green Fork Blog — Authority: 105
  It’s important to understand the many interconnections between the food and energy sectors in order to make good consumer choices and develop prudent public policy. A recent Scientific American article by Michael E. Webber makes a big contribution to this effort by examining the food system through the “lens ...
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• Tripura begins culling to contain bird flu

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 534
  Agartala, Jan 27 (IANS) With a fresh outbreak of bird flu at a government-run farm in western Tripura, authorities Friday started culling more than 1,600 poultry birds to contain spread of the infection, officials said here.“In addition to culling poultry birds, destruction of eggs and feed material also has begun ...
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• India Needs More then the Food Security Bill to Alleviate Hunger

  
  Triple Pundit — Authority: 609
  After a lot of debate, the Indian cabinet finally cleared the National Food Security Bill (NFSB) amidst doubts of whether this would really help create a hunger-free India. According to the Food Security Bill, India will need 60 – 61 million tons of grain to feed people who will be eligible for assistance. This ...
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• Just Say No to GMOs

  
  Eat. Drink. Better. — Authority: 529
  Speaking of FUGMO  (the anti-GMO mascot), genetically-modified organisms seem to be grabbing the headlines more often than usual this year. For one, GMOs don’t have to be labeled in the United States . That’s right, your nice fresh produce just might have been invented in a lab, rather than grown in ...
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