China has reportedly halted all purchases of US soybeans. Here’s why that’s going to be very painful for American farmers.
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Soybean cultivation for animal feed is destroying rainforests across the world. Microalgae may be the Amazon’s closest ally.
The Impossible Burger contains an ingredient made by genetically modified yeast. So is this new veggie burger organic? Vegan? A GM product?
Many of the crop plants that feed us waste 20 percent of their energy, especially in hot weather. Plant geneticists prove that capturing this energy could boost crop yields by up to 40 percent.
The Trump administration’s promise of $12 billion in aid to offset losses from retaliatory tariffs will not make up for the long-term consequences of a prolonged trade war.
An AC/DC-loving biologist tests the band’s 1980 assertion that “rock ‘n’ roll ain’t noise pollution.” Turns out it can be – and the negative effects of noise can ripple through an ecosystem.
US farmers are planting more and more acres with seeds coated with neonicotinoid pesticides. An ecologist explains why this approach is overkill and may be doing more harm than good.
As the climate changes and the population grows, meeting the demand for food will become more difficult as arable land declines. But an international team of scientists has figured out an innovative solution to dramatically bumping up crop yields.
There’s a good reason China took aim at US soybean exports when it announced its latest list of retaliatory tariffs.
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Professor of Economics, Centre for Competition, Regulation & Economic Development, UJ, and at SOAS University of London; advisor Shamba Centre for Food & Climate, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Entomology and Extension Specialist, Penn State
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Executive Director, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, Arizona State University
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Researcher at Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development, University of Johannesburg
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Professor, University of Minnesota
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Economist at Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development, University of Johannesburg
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Chair in Agricultural Marketing, Trade and Policy, The Ohio State University
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Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry, University at Buffalo
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Research Affiliate, Centre for the Study of Existential Risks, University of Cambridge
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Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics, Colorado State University
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Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics, Cornell University
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Assistant Professor of Agricultural Communications, Iowa State University
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Research Director, Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute (IAPRI)
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Deputy Director, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, Arizona State University
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Professor of Coastal Science, Florida International University