Subscribe to this tag The Growth of Small Farms
By
Steve King
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Outside Voices: Small Business - February 25, 2009
U.S. farms are on the upswing.
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Overrated Career: Farmer
By
Marty Nemko
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Money & Business - December 11, 2008
Only a small percentage of the public is willing to pay what small-scale, organic farmers must charge.
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Best Small Business to Start: Manager, Online Farmers' Market
By
Candice Novak
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Money & Business - November 10, 2008
The key is to maintain a product base while introducing new discoveries to keep customers coming back.
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Stock Picks for an Obama Portfolio
By
Katy Marquardt
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New Money - November 5, 2008
Agriculture, infrastructure stocks look like good bets.
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California Animal Cruelty Could be Cured by Proposition 2
By
Bonnie Erbe
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Bonnie Erbe - October 14, 2008
Proposition 2 would allow California voters to end cruel practices in that state.
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High Energy Costs Prompt Farmers to Eye Treated Sewage for Fertilizer
By
Kent Garber
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Nation & World - September 18, 2008
Advocates insist it's safe (and often free), but others worry about health and environmental effects.
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Brazil, Buoyed by Oil and Agriculture, Becomes a Global Power
By
Thomas Omestad
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Nation & World - September 18, 2008
Once a chronic debtor, the South American giant finds its groove under Lula, its charismatic president.
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The Meat of the Issue
Letters and Comments - September 3, 2008
Common misconceptions about animal agriculture form the framework for "What Will We Eat?" [August 4-11].
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Farming Prospers, Ag Stocks Benefit
By
Kirk Shinkle
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The Ticker - September 3, 2008
Farm income should rise 16 percent this year, analyst says.
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Can Wal-Mart Do 'Local'?
By
Candice Novak
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Money & Business - July 24, 2008
The retail giant is using in-state farmers in an attempt to soften its image.
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Chain Grocers Put a Face on Food
By
Candice Novak
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Money & Business - July 24, 2008
The switch to homegrown produce links shoppers to their region and its farmers.
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Locavores Let the Hired Help Do the Harvesting
By
Maura Judkis
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Fresh Greens - July 22, 2008
But does paying someone to manage your backyard vegetable patch defeat the purpose of gardening?
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The Toxic Consequences of the Green Revolution
By
Daniel Pepper
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Nation & World - July 7, 2008
In India, farmers find that benefits of pesticides and herbicides may come at a tragically high cost.
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American Farmers Try Their Luck in Brazil
By
Thomas Omestad
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Nation & World - June 25, 2008
Despite some hardships, they are finding both opportunity and adventure in operating large farms.
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Brazil Becomes the New Food Superpower
By
Thomas Omestad
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Nation & World - June 25, 2008
As commodity prices soar, South America's agricultural giant steps up to feed a needy world.
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Environmental Questions Dog Brazil's Farming Boom
By
Thomas Omestad
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Nation & World - June 19, 2008
A Brazilian official cites new protections and denies new wave of Amazon deforestation.
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Midwest Floods Ruin Crops
By
Kent Garber
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Nation & World - June 18, 2008
Prices, already high, are sure to rise even further.
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Countries Are Renting Farmland Abroad
By
Kent Garber
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Nation & World - June 12, 2008
As food crisis worsens, some nations are desperate for arable land.
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Agrium Hits New High
By
Kirk Shinkle
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The Ticker - June 11, 2008
Fertilizer boom continues.
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Dead Zones Grow in the Gulf of Mexico
By
Kent Garber
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Nation & World - June 6, 2008
How U.S. farming policy leads to 'dead zones,' huge marine areas where nothing can grow.
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Potash, Innophos Look Like Smart Ag Plays
By
Kirk Shinkle
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The Ticker - June 6, 2008
As crop prices rise, so do the fertilizer stocks.
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Solving the Food Crisis With an Unlikely Alliance
By
Adam Voiland
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Nation & World - June 5, 2008
A new book argues for a marriage of organic farming and genetic engineering.
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The View From Brazil: Biofuels Are Not a Problem
By
Thomas Omestad
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Nation & World - June 3, 2008
The food-vs.-fuel debate rings hollow since Brazilians say they have the capacity to produce both.
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