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10 agriculture stories you should read today, May 13

Tyranny of the food fascists. Fears of the Frankenfood cult. The dream of glowing trees. Rice mystery. Disease, failed crops, and a bitter past. Rattlesnake cull. And more.

Chris Bennett

May 13, 2013

1 Min Read

The Tyranny Of The Food Fascists

There is no end of food police coercion: Ban large sodas. Re-engineer school lunches to the point of inedibility. Stop biotechnology. Promote organic. Tax fat.

Easing fears of the Frankenfood cult

A new wave of grocery aisle GM crops with clear-cut benefits to consumers is coming.

Rattlesnake Cull

Photos from the annual Sweetwater 10,000 snake round-up.

Mystery Of A Rice Revolution

What's the truth about SRI rice?

Honey Bee Questions Unanswered

Honey bee decline and colony stress; still no smoking gun.

Citrus Disease With No Cure Is Ravaging Groves

Sen. Bill Nelson: “If we don’t find a cure, it will eliminate the citrus industry.”

The Dream of Glowing Trees

Biotechnology a major threat to streetlamps.

Bee wrangler keeps the honey flowing

Walter Schumacher rescues and relocates bees.

Agricultural Colony's Nazi Legacy

Disease, failed crops, and a bitter past.

Dirty Dozen list loses its punch

Dirty Dozen pesticide residue level list is shedding its sizzle.

For more, see: 10 farming stories you should read today, May 6

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