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The Motley Fool
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Delicious Living
October 2007
Frederick Kirschenmann |
The Power of Ducks Excerpt from the author's book on obtaining a sustainable agriculture. |
Food Processing
April 2013
Rory Gillespie |
Fear and Loathing Haunt GMOs It's difficult to balance the lack of negative scientific evidence against consumers' right to know what's in their food. |
Chemistry World
January 10, 2013
Laura Howes |
Golden rice trial breached ethical guidelines Golden rice, the -carotene boosted genetically modified rice, which it is hoped will help to prevent cases of childhood blindness, has suffered another setback. Chinese researchers were judged to have breached ethical guidelines when they ran a trial in which children were fed the GM rice. |
Reason
January 2001
Ronald Bailey |
Dr. Strangelunch Or: Why we should learn to stop worrying and love genetically modified food... |
Geotimes
August 2007
Megan Sever |
Genetic Discovery Yields Stronger Plants Researchers have discovered a gene in a variety of rice that allows rice plants to grow better in low-nutrient conditions and may in fact actually enhance plant growth. |
BusinessWeek
August 1, 2005
Arlene Weintraub |
What's So Scary About Rice? Biotech crops can make drugs, but they must be kept out of the food chain. |
Chemistry World
July 22, 2013
Phillip Broadwith |
Monsanto abandons GM crops in Europe The company will focus on conventional breeding to develop new crop varieties in the EU, and develop biotech crops in regions where they are more accepted, such as North America. |
Nutrition Action Healthletter
November 2001
David Schardt |
Genetically Engineered Foods: Are They Safe? Using biotechnology to produce food has enormous potential: safer pesticides and less harm to wildlife, more nutritious foods, and greater yields to help feed the world's hungry nations. It's the risks of dicing and splicing Mother Nature that are harder to get a handle on... |
BusinessWeek
April 7, 2011
Bjerga & Suwannakij |
Why Thai Rice Production May Decline While Thailand is the world's top rice exporter, falling prices and rising competition may lead to a strategic decision to abandon that role. |
The Motley Fool
September 6, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
The Price of Rice: Who Knew? The rapidly developing economies in Asia mean fewer rice paddies. If you're an investor in a company that uses a lot of rice, you may want to pay attention to this issue. |
Prepared Foods
June 1, 2005
J. Hugh McEvoy (Chef J) |
Ingredient Challenges: The Chef's Edge: Rice and Pasta: Grains Flavored with Flair With low-carb diets no longer in vogue, carbohydrate-rich products are resuming their rightful place on American menus. Across America, upscale diners are ordering risotto, paella (gourmet rice dishes) and pasta entrees of all kinds. |
Science News
April 15, 2006
Janet Raloff |
Putting the Pressure on Poisons Researchers found aflatoxin B1 (a liver carcinogen) in 6% of uncooked rice collected from markets in Seoul. It was also found in rice samples from the U.S. The safest way to prepare this rice? Pressure-cook it, a new study finds. |
The Motley Fool
March 31, 2011
Eric Dutram |
Thursday's ETF to Watch: iPath DJ-UBS Grains Index Fund The release of the yearly "Prospective Plantings" report puts this ETF in focus today. |
The Motley Fool
April 2, 2008
Rich Duprey |
The Short Case for Origin Agritech Origin Agritech manufacturers genetically modified corn, rice, cotton, and canola seeds in China. Much can go right for this company, but, much can also go wrong. |
The Motley Fool
March 23, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Is Monsanto Going to Seed? Several recent news headlines referring to its genetically modified products should give investors some reason to contemplate the risks that face this biotech giant. |
Wired
May 2004
Richard Manning |
Super Organics Forget Frankenfruit - the new-and-improved flavor of gene science is Earth-friendly and all-natural. Welcome to the golden age of smart breeding. |
Reason
December 2007
Ronald Bailey |
X Crops Anti-biotech activists continue to fret about the possible dangers of such foods. Yet they ignore the less controlled reshuffling of genes that occurs through the more widespread and longstanding practice of mutation breeding. |
Reason
May 2003
Brian Doherty |
What's Your Damage? In February the creators and distributors of genetically modified (G.M.) StarLink corn settled a $110 million class action suit from corn farmers, marking a victory for environmentalist panic that could retard biotech development. |
Salon.com
October 19, 2001
Katharine Mieszkowski |
The genetically engineered pause that refreshes Corn chips and sodas are just two examples of today's "Frankenfoods," says the author of "Dinner at the New Gene Cafe"... |
The Motley Fool
April 24, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
Your Next Four-Bagger: Rice Due to a current rice and grain shortage Wal-Mart's Sam's Club has limited rice purchases to four bags at a time. |
Fast Company
October 2008
Elizabeth Svoboda |
The Future of Farming is in Nitrogen Efficiency A California biotech firm claims a gene that makes plants use nitrogen more efficiently can transform agriculture, make lots of money -- and slash greenhouse-gas emissions. |
BusinessWeek
June 9, 2011
Bjerga & McFerron |
U.S. Weather Woes May Mean Higher Food Prices With corn fields under water and wheat withering in Western heat, grain prices could soon soar, boosting already high worldwide food costs |
AskMen.com
Sebastien Stefanov |
Are Modified Foods Dangerous? What foods are potentially dangerous, what are the risks and how can consumers protect themselves against this new industry? |
Chemistry World
May 21, 2008
Richard Van Noorden |
Rice Studies Highlight Inconsistent Arsenic Standards Measurements of potentially dangerous amounts of arsenic in rice show food regulations in the EU and US are outdated and lag far behind the stricter controls on arsenic in water, say UK chemists. |
The Motley Fool
March 12, 2009
Nate Weisshaar |
When Is a 50% Drop Not Enough? While most of the developing world is working to prevent asset deflation, the world's poor, who spend significantly more of their income on food, are in a fierce fight against inflation. |
Sports Illustrated
November 14, 2000
Ian Thomsen |
Inside the NBA New Knick Glen Rice is still steamed about how he was treated by the Lakers last season... |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2004
Brian Gorman |
In China, Hope for Modified Seeds China leans toward allowing genetically modified crops, a potential windfall for Monsanto and competitors. |
Mother Jones
May/Jun 2001
Bill McKibben |
An Alternative to Progress Bangladesh, despite all its problems, holds the promise of a kind of self-sufficiency not imagined at the World Bank... |
AskMen.com
June 13, 2001
Mark Simmons |
Jerry Rice: A Legend Crosses The Bridge The fact that Rice has always been a positive face in a troubled league is quite fascinating. The fact that he has always been relatively humble and modest despite being the best wide receiver ever is out of this world... |
Food Processing
September 2008 |
Best of New Orleans in Just 90 Seconds Uncle Ben's rolls out the latest addition to its Ready Rice line with Cajun Style Ready Rice -- a blend of long grain rice, Cajun seasonings, red beans and bell peppers that combine the excitement of Mardi Gras and the classic flavor of New Orleans. |
PC Magazine
November 28, 2007
Erik Rhey |
Future Watch: A Better View From Afar Computer scientists have developed a Remote Instrumentation Collaboration Environment (RICE) that lets scientists avoid internet problems during data collection over a network. |
BusinessWeek
August 1, 2005 |
The Side Effects of Drugged Crops The Union of Concerned Scientists' Margaret Mellon explains the group's concerns about the dangers genetically altered food poses. |
Science News
July 12, 2003
Janet Raloff |
Cholesterol Medicine for Eggs? A Taiwanese research team has been investigating red-yeast rice as a food supplement for chickens that might in turn lay low-cholesterol eggs. |
Chemistry World
March 23, 2015
Emma Stoye |
Simple cooking changes make healthier rice Researchers in Sri Lanka have found that making simple changes to the way rice is cooked can lower its calorie content, by converting some of the starch to a non-digestible form. |
Nutra Solutions
September 1, 2005
Gil Bakal |
Soluble Rice Protein A new soluble rice protein allows formulators greater flexibility in fortifying foods such as bars, extruded products, baked goods, meal replacement systems and nutritional supplements. |
Smithsonian
September 2007
Lauren Wilcox |
Going With the Grain On Minnesota lakes, Native Americans satisfy a growing hunger for "slow food" by harvesting authentically wild rice the old-fashioned way. |
Prepared Foods
January 2008 |
Flavor Secrets: Relying on Rice Billions of people around the world depend on rice for at least a quarter of their diet, and for many of them, rice constitutes more than half of what they eat. It is no wonder that the world's cooks have plenty of rice recipes to offer. |
Seasoned Cooking
July 2010
Ronda L. Carnicelli |
Breakfast Rice This recipe includes fresh fruit as well and is an excellent way to start the day. |
Food Processing
May 2007
Frances Katz |
Starches from different sources While the U.S. relies on corn for most of its starch, much of the world relies on wheat, potato or tapioca starches, each having unique characteristics. |
National Gardening
Warren Schultz |
Sweeter Sweet Corn Sugary, enhanced varieties stay sweet longer on the stalk and in the kitchen. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000
Willy H. Verheye |
Food Production or Food Aid?: An African Challenge Food production is not keeping pace with Africa's rapidly growing needs. Aid programs in the 1970s and 1980s were considered a temporary solution to the most appalling famines, but Africa's food shortage appears to be worsening. This paper discusses the reasons for this situation and ways to address it. |
