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Four Farmers Project: Blizzard
Farm country is paralyzed. This is the kind of wet, fat-flaked storm that blows so hard the snow sticks and turns to concrete on kitchen window panes.
11.07.08
- Keywords
- sam hurst,
- four farmers project,
- farms + fish,
- agriculture,
- produce
food politics
Four Farmers Project: Value-Added Agriculture
It’s one of the great slippery ideas of modern farming: Take a primary crop, like corn, and use it in a way that makes a more valuable product.
10.30.08
- Keywords
- sam hurst,
- four farmers project,
- agriculture,
- beef,
- produce
food politics
Four Farmers Project: Pheasant Season
As the farmers grow weary, the great, iconic cultural event of the South Dakota harvest season begins.
10.23.08
- Keywords
- sam hurst,
- four farmers project,
- agriculture,
- poultry,
- produce
food politics
Four Farmers Project: Waiting for the Rain to Stop
Don’t let the huge machinery fool you. Family farming is one of the last bastions of manual labor in America.
10.17.08
- Keywords
- sam hurst,
- four farmers project,
- agriculture,
- produce,
- environment
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Pollock Problems, and an Egg Lawsuit
The world’s largest pollock fishery faces collapse, and egg farmers are sued over inhumane conditions.
10.13.08
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- farms + fish,
- seafood,
- labeling
food politics
Four Farmers Project: A False Start
As quickly as it began, the soybean harvest ground to a halt. The money is bad enough. What’s worse is that the clock keeps ticking.
10.09.08
- Keywords
- sam hurst,
- four farmers project,
- agriculture,
- produce,
- environment
food politics
Four Farmers Project: The Soybean Harvest Begins
The soybeans are approaching maturity, but who among our four farmers will be first into the field?
10.03.08
- Keywords
- sam hurst,
- four farmers project,
- agriculture,
- produce,
- environment
food politics
Four Farmers Project: Feeling the Pain
Credit is the backbone of American industrial farming, and even organic farmers are being trapped in debt.
09.25.08
- Keywords
- sam hurst,
- four farmers project,
- agriculture,
- produce,
- environment
food politics
Four Farmers Project: Cutting Costs
A small number of farmers are betting on an upside-down business plan to pull in money.
09.18.08
- Keywords
- sam hurst,
- four farmers project,
- agriculture,
- produce,
- environment
food politics
Sustainable Sushi: Coming Soon?
Fish populations are under increasing pressure, but the wake-up call has yet to reach U.S. sushi chefs.
09.16.08
- Keywords
- trevor corson,
- sustainbility,
- seafood,
- environment,
- japanese
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