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Food System
The U.S. Is Running Low on Corn and Soy
Feb 25th, 2013 | By Nicole Rogers
U.S. ending stocks numbers for corn and soybeans have become available for year end 2012, and the results are stunning. According to the data, we will have only 19 days of corn in storage this year and only 16 days of soybeans. For soybeans, this is the lowest stocks-to-use ratio on record; for corn it's the second lowest.
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Agritecture
Feb 18th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
The future of farming may be urban. At the very least, the notion of Agritecture asks us to look at ways that buildings and agriculture can be integrated quite seamlessly.
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Deadly Fungus Affects 2012 Corn Crops
Feb 11th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
The toxic mold aspergillus has contaminated some 50% of the 2012 corn harvest. That is not good news for a year that already saw decreased crop harvest as a result of ongoing drought.
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Chicago Puts Urban Gardens on the Map
Feb 8th, 2013 | By Amy Leibrock
Mapping urban agriculture efforts in major cities isn't a new idea—various projects in cities like [San Francisco](https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=214070758174767497093.0004b75dc4d1b5ba7b51f&msa=0), [New York](http://gardenmaps.org/) and [New Orleans](http://www.noffn.org/2013/01/growing-sites-markets-other-sites-in-nola/) plot out where their community gardens, urban farms and school gardens are located. But a new project in Chicago has dug deeper than the others by attempting to account for every backyard vegetable garden in the city.
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Food Waste Entrepreneurs
Feb 4th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
These innovative entrepreneurs are turning the crisis of food waste into a profitable business opportunity.
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Tackling the Food Waste Crisis
Jan 30th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
Sustainable food activists Anna Lappe and Danielle Nierenberg join forces to address the issue of food waste worldwide.
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Farmigo
Jan 25th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
Farmigo wants to become the nation's largest online farmers market with the ability to individually choose your food items each week while supporting local farmers in your region.
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The Drought of 2012 Continues
Jan 14th, 2013 | By Amy Leibrock
While the big weather news this fall focused on Hurricane Sandy, the drought of 2012 continues to affect more than 60 percent of the United States and is forecast to continue through at least March 2013, affecting food production, food prices, and shipping prices.
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"The Dust Bowl"
Jan 9th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns' film "The Dust Bowl" offers lessons on the perils of pushing nature too hard, and what can happen when nature pushes back.
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Organic vs. Conventional Farming
Jan 7th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
With organic foods often demanding a much higher price tag, it's important to understand whether those choices make a difference for your health or for the environment.
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