Japan Suspends Wheat Imports From Pacific Northwest States
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: NPR's business news begins with Japan's wheat ban.Japan has suspended wheat imports from the Pacific Northwest states. This comes after the U.S. Agricultural Department...
View ArticleA Senate Catfight Over Catfish
The farm bill is expected to pass in the Senate on Monday night. And to the dismay of some, it likely won't include an amendment that would have eliminated a controversial program to keep a closer eye...
View ArticleTender Beef, Without The Pathogens: USDA Proposes Labeling Rules
In order to make tough cuts of beef more tender, the industry uses a mechanical tenderizing process that involves piercing the meat with needles.This is effective in breaking up the tough muscle...
View ArticleAdministration's Plan For Morning-After Pill Pleases No One
Reaction was swift to the Obama administration's announcement Monday night that it was dropping a long-running legal battle to keep age restrictions on one type of the morning-after birth control...
View ArticleHouse Votes Down Farm Bill
In a stunning move, the U.S. House voted against approving farm bill legislation Thursday, leaving the bill's future up in the air.
View ArticleOld McDonald Might Be A Lady: More Women Take Up Farming
More women are getting into farming, according to a recent analysis from the U.S Department of Agriculture.The agency crunched numbers from the Agriculture Census and found that the number of U.S....
View ArticleWomen And Children Caught In Middle Of Potato War
We didn't plan it, but somehow, it has turned into Potato Week here at The Salt. The latest twist in the tater tales takes us to Capitol Hill.Americans love to pile on the potatoes – we consumed a...
View ArticleWho Wants Biotech Wheat?
Many farmers say they would like to grow genetically engineered wheat to help them feed a hungry world, but it’s not what everyone’s hungry for.
View ArticleOne Garden's Climate Struggle (And How To Save Yours)
At the Hillwood Estate gardens in Washington, D.C., the new norm is: "Expect the unexpected." So says volunteer coordinator Bill Johnson, who has worked on property belonging to the heiress of the Post...
View ArticleIn Montana Wilds, An Unlikely Alliance To Save The Sage Grouse
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View ArticleIn Oregon, The GMO Wheat Mystery Deepens
The strange case of genetically engineered wheat on a farm in Oregon remains as mysterious as ever. If anything, it's grown more baffling.As we reported almost two months ago, the presence of this...
View ArticleVilsack, Jewell To Highlight Wildfire Risks To Water Supply In Fort Collins
An announcement regarding “a federal, local and private partnership to reduce the risks of wildfire to Colorado’s water supply” is expected Friday in Fort Collins.
View ArticleHeavy Rains Send Iowa's Precious Soil Downriver
What a difference a year makes. Last year at this time, the Midwest was heading into one of the worst droughts in decades. Now much of the region is soggy.But the biggest loser from this year's heavy...
View ArticleObama Cabinet Members Highlight Wildfire Risks To Western Water Supply
Flash floods and muddy water in the Poudre River are becoming an all-too-familiar reality following last year’s High Park Fire.
View ArticleA Food Fight Over U.S. Sugar Program
Americans consume a lot of sweets. Even discounting all the high fructose corn syrup you find in soft drinks, the average consumer takes in about 40 pounds of refined sugar in a year, according to the...
View ArticleHow Secure Is 'The Fort Knox Of Seeds?'
When unapproved genetically modified wheat was found growing in Oregon earlier this year, it didn’t take long for accusations about how it ended up there to start flying.
View ArticleBring Home The Bacon Or Put It In A Meat Locker?
Why buy 1 pound of hamburger meat from a local farmer when you can buy 5 pounds — plus another 20 pounds of stew meat, steaks and roast — for as little as half the price of what it all goes for at the...
View ArticleThat 2012 Bundle Of Joy Will Cost You $241,080 To Raise
The United States Department of Agriculture has crunched the numbers and it concludes today that if you had a child in 2012, it'll cost you $241,080 to raise him or her for next 17 years.If you adjust...
View ArticleWhy This Year's Blueberry Bounty Has Growers Feeling Blue
The blueberries on your morning cereal are less expensive this year. That's because farmers are harvesting a bumper crop this summer. It's good news for berry lovers, but the bounty might wreck some...
View ArticleFarmers Look To Do More With Less Water
The future of agriculture across the Great Plains hinges on water. Without it, nothing can grow.
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