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    George Naylor on food sovereignty - by frog



    Those of you who have read the Omnivore’s Dilemma may remember George Naylor, the curmudgeonly corn farmer in Iowa who was battling to make a living at the beginning of an out of control food chain. Well, here he is writing about corn: The basic problem with corn and its companion crop, soybeans, is that [...] read more
    March 14, 2008 1:49 pm - 8 Comments
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    Fertilizer worse than cars - by frog



    It’s now fairly well known that about half of New Zealand’s carbon emissions come from our agricultural sector. Many who don’t want to face up to climate change use this as a convenient excuse: ‘well, you can’t really stop cows burping, it’s all natural, it’s not a problem that we need worry about’.Even were that [...] read more
    March 12, 2008 1:34 pm - 21 Comments
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    Replacing Canterbury rivers with cows - by frog



    While the Waipawa River in the Hawke’s Bay quickly disappears because of being over irrigated, it seems Canterbury is exploring ways of irrigating more rivers: Central Plains Water Trust has applied for a number of resource consents relating to the construction and operation of a large scale irrigation scheme. The applicants propose irrigating 60,000 hectares [...] read more
    February 26, 2008 8:59 am - 17 Comments