Corn

It's National Donut Day but Otherwise a Bad Week for Sweet Things

Bill Chameides | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Chemistry, Nutrition, Michael Bloomberg, Crops, Corn Refiners Association, Corn, Agriculture, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Sugar, Food, Subsidies, Obesity, Food and Drug Administration, New York, Hfcs, Green News

Americans have traditionally loved sweet things. Think about it. You can't get any more American than a sweet slice of apple pie.

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Is it Just Corn? Food, Energy and Global Trade

Fabio Parasecoli | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Ethanol. Biofuels, Global Trade, Farming, Food, International Development, Farm Bill, Corn, Food News

This year, thanks to a mild spring, corn farmers are hoping for a bumper crop. The impact of this will be felt around the world. Here's what you need to know.

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USDA Predicts Enormous Corn Harvest This Summer

AP | DAVID PITT | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Farming, Video, Corn Farming, USDA Farming, Corn, Corn Harvest, Farmers, Usda, Usda Farmers, Corn Farmers, Corn Record, Food News

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Consumers could see some relief from higher food prices by late fall, if the latest government crop forecast holds up. The U.S. A...

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The Fox (Monsanto) Buys the Chicken Coop (Beeologics)

Richard Schiffman | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Genetically Modified Food, Bees, Herbicides, Colony Collapse Disorder, Corn, Monsanto Remembee, Monsanto Bees, Green News

Why would one of the largest purveyors of pesticides, genetically engineered seeds and agrochemicals want to buy a company which has been seeking solutions to the escalating threats to the world bee population?

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Climate Change This Week: Weird British Weather, An Intensifying Water Cycle, and More...

Mary Ellen Harte | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Floods, Drought, American Legislative Exchange Council, Corn, England, Agriculture, Environment, Climate Change, Global Warming, Green News

Get ready for fiercer droughts and storms, folks -- the salt of the sea is telling the world that climate change is intensifying the global water cycle twice as fast as originally thought, a new study in the journal Science shows, according to Michael Lemonick at Climate Central.

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'Green News Report' - April 26, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Green Jobs, Epa, Regulation, Green News Report, Green Energy, Climate Scientists, Video, Solar Energy, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Dow Chemical, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Barack Obama, BRAD BLOG, Tipping Point, Green News, Sustainability, Natural Gas, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Ice Melt, Wind Energy, Roundup, Antarctica, David Cameron, Exxonmobil, Factory Farms, Clean Energy, Herbicides, Pollution, Coal, Monsanto, Drought, Nuclear, Stephen Chu, Britain, Sea Level Rise; Chernobyl, Iea, Corn, Oil Profits, Agent Orange, Toxic Chemicals, Donald Trump, Wildfires, International Energy Agency, Ice Sheets, Jimmy Fallon, Slow Jam the News, Green News

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'Agent Orange Corn' Sparks Public Outcry

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Chemistry, Environmental Protection Agency, Enlist, Video, Dow AgroSciences, UK Viral Videos, Genetically Modified Food, Food, Agent Orange Corn, Genetically Modified Crops, Corn, Green News

WASHINGTON -- A new kind of genetically modified crop under the brand name of "Enlist" -- known by its critics as "Agent Orange corn" -- has opponents...

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How Hot Weather Will Make Your Food More Expensive

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Corn Syrup, Corn Prices, Hunger, Video, Arab Spring, World Hunger, Corn, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Soybeans, Climate Change, Food Prices, Corn Yield, Soybean Prices, Global Warming, Afford Food, Business News

After Earth Day on Sunday, you probably heard a lot of reasons why you should be worried about climate change. Well, here's another: It's probably goi...

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The Best Chilled Soups For Spring

Small Kitchen College | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Kefir, Cold, Coconut Milk, Bacon, Healthy, Corn, Milk, Vegan, Mango, Spring, Chilled, Nut Butters, Yogurt, Avocado, Cauliflower, Summer, Vegetables, Carrots, Soup, Lactose Intolerant, Crab, Seafood, Gazpacho, Recipes, KitchenDaily News

So your body may not have been in top-notch condition for spring break, but there's still time to get that bikini bod by summertime!

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Richard Mourdock: Sen. Dick Lugar's Ethanol Policies Making You Pay More For Gas

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Lugar Mourdock, Richard Mourdock, Farming, Ethanol Subsidies, Ethanol, Corn Ethanol, Indiana Senate 2012, Corn, Richard Lugar, Politics News

Facing a fierce primary challenge this year from the right, Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar found himself accused Wednesday night of driving up gas prices ...

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Less than One Month to Comment on Corn Resistant to Agent Orange Herbicide 2,4-D

Andrew Kimbrell | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Pesticides, Environmental Protection Agency, Gmos, Corn, GE Food, Environment, Usda, Center for Food Safety, Food News

The USDA is currently deciding whether or not to approve an application by Dow Chemical for its controversial genetically engineered (GE) corn variety resistant to hazardous herbicides.

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Scientists Warn EPA About Monsanto Corn

Reuters | Carey Gillam | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Pesticides, Farming, Corn Rootworm, Monsanto Corn Rootworm, Video, Monsanto Corn, Corn, Agriculture, Food, Genetically Modified Food, Corn Farmers, Monsanto, Green News

By Carey Gillam (Reuters) - A group of plant scientists is warning federal regulators that action is needed to mitigate a growing probl...

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Dow and Monsanto's Plan to Increase the Toxic Pesticides Sprayed in America's Heartland

Richard Schiffman | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Farming, Pesticides, Biotechnology, Monsanto, Corn, Dow Chemical, Beef, Roundup Herbicide, Sustainable Farming, Agent Orange, Herbicides, Industrial Agriculture, Genetic Engineering, Green News

These two biotech giants have developed a weed management program that, if successful, would go a long way toward a predicted doubling of harmful herbicide use in America's corn belt during the next decade.

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What The New USDA Baseline Forecast Means for Food Prices

Phil Lempert | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Poultry, Usda, Baseline Projections, 2021 Agricultural Projections, Beef, Corn, Food Prices, Food News

With continued pressure on the economy more men and women will be choosing to eat at home to save money, which has happened before -- but this time around expect a twist.

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Why Your Steak Is About To Cost More

HuffingtonPost.com | Joe Satran | Posted 02.02.2012

Read More: Grocery Prices, Drought Texas, Video, Meat Prices Higher, Crops, Corn, Texas Cattle, Beef Prices Higher, Currency, Beef Prices, Ethanol, Weather, Meat Prices, Cattle Prices, Food News

Steel yourselves, steak fans: your dinner is about to get a lot more expensive. The price of beef has hit an all-time high in each of the last four...

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Moonshine Without The GMO Corn

Daniel Klein | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Daniel Klein, Troy and Sons, Corn, Crooked Creek, Perennial Plate, John Mcentire, Moonshine, Molasses, Gmo, Heirloom, Sustainable, Liquor, Food News

John McEntire is the only person in the world that grows Crooked Creek Corn, a once common crop in the South East.

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WATCH: Scientists Uncover Snack Food Of Ancient Peru

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Searles | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Video, Ancient, Peru, Popcorn, Peruvians, Central America, Corn, Panama, Corn-on-the-Cob, Mexico, Kernel, Snack, Science News

Popcorn might as well have been invented just for movie-watching--the two just go together. But scientists from the Smithsonian National Museum of Nat...

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Study Break Snacks: Stove Top Popcorn

Small Kitchen College | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Salt, Honey, Popcorn, Microwave, Corn, Cheese, Wasabi, Health Food, Balsamic Vinegar, Stove Top, College News

Photo Credit: Small Kitchen College From maize to MON-810 (a transgenic strain banned in France), corn has massively evolved in America. Over thousa...

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Hurricane Hits Dairy Farmers' Feed Supplies

AP | LISA RATHKE | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Vermont, Hurricane Irene, Hurricane Irene Vermont, Video, Vermont Dairies, Hay, Corn, Hurricane Irene Dairies, Food News

MONTPELIER, Vt. — Flooding from Tropical Storm Irene swept away some bales of hay Doug Turner grew to feed his dairy cows and ripped open others...

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On Being Amber Instead of Green

Bill Chameides | Posted 03.07.2012

Read More: Mitt Romney, Politics, America the Beautiful, Wheat, Presidential Campaign, Corn, Iowa, Agriculture, Green News

Is poetic license about vegetation OK in a political campaign? The presidential campaign season is upon us and so we'd better be prepared for some political hyperbole and truth-bending.

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Problem With GMO Corn Is Bigger Than It Looks

AP | By RICK CALLAHAN | Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Video, Gmo Resistance, Genetically Modified Organisms, Genetically Modified Corn, Corn, GMO Corn, Gmo Pest Resistance, Food News

-- One of the nation's most widely planted crops – a genetically engineered corn plant that makes its own insecticide – may be losing its...

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Grain Trust: Experts Recommend Their Eco-Favorites

Avital Binshtock | Posted 02.25.2012

Read More: Whole Grain Stamp, Cookboooks, Steel-Cut Oatmeal, Cayuga, Green, Oleana, Organic, Jessica Lundberg, Bob's Red Mill, Quinoa, Lotus, Massachussetts, Chef, James Beard, Barbara Kafka, Cynthia Harriman, War Eagle Mill, Popcorn, Whole Grains Council, Books, Corn, Ana Sortun, Grains, Goose Valley, Sustainable, Gluten-Free, Rice, Spelt Berries, Lundberg Family Farms, Freekeh, Lee Richardson, Oats, Oldways, Food, Maria Speck, Eden, Food News

Grain is as American as apple pie. So it's only natural that farmers who want to protect this land -- and its amber waves -- are growing it sustainably.

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'Green News Report' - December 20, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: John Boehner, Epa, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Green News Report, Pollution, Coal, Radiation, Methane, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Video, Conservatives, Fossil Fuels, Americans for Prosperity, Big Oil, Corporate Media, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Tea Party, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, Fukushima, Carbon Emissions, Nuclear Power, Environmentalism, State Department, Toxic Chemicals, Water Pollution, BRAD BLOG, Water, Keystone XL Pipeline, Green News, Toxic Waste, Japan, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Power Plants, Light Bulbs, Philippines, Offshore Drilling, Oil Spill, Oil Drilling, Rush Limbaugh, Shell Oil, Energy Efficiency, Media Matters, Mercury, ABC News, BP Oil Spill, Extreme Weather, Arctic Ice Melt, Corn Sugar, Climategate, Corn, Permafrost, Arctic, Sugar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Green News

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Farmers Defy Weak Economy To Have One Of Their Best Years Ever

AP | By JIM SUHR | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Farmers Profits, Agricultural Sales, Corn, Income for Farmers, Farmers, Agriculture, Agricultural Profits, Ethanol, Corn Ethanol, Farmer Profits Corn, Video, Food News

ST. LOUIS -- An Illinois farmer made so much money this year he made loan payments on one tractor a year in advance and exchanged some older ones for ...

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Food Safety and Terrorism

Matthew Edlund, M.D. | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Pesticides, War on Terrorism, Monoculture, Corn, Stephen Hatfill, Terrorism, Health, 9/11, Genetically Modified Food, Pests, Soybeans, Food Safety, Anthrax, Green News

Welcome to the wacky, dysfunctional world of the "war on terrorism" -- American division -- post 9/11 -- where inaction on food safety could threaten both the economy and our security.

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