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A bee researcher's colonies kept dying, and she couldn't figure out why. Then, she looked at the ethanol factory down the road.

Roundup weedkiller false advertising settlement
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Roundup weedkiller manufacturers to pay $6.9 million in false advertising settlement

Agrochemical giants Bayer CropScience and Monsanto violated a 1996 agreement to stop making false and misleading claims about the safety of its popular weedkillers, New York’s attorney general found.

eco-activist Vandana Shiva
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Fighting giants: eco-activist Vandana Shiva on her battle against GM multinationals

The formidable Indian environmentalist discusses her 50-year struggle to protect seeds and farmers from the ‘poison cartel’ of corporate agriculture.

Foreign investment in US cropland nearly triples in past decade, USDA data shows

Foreign investment in US cropland nearly triples in past decade, USDA data shows

Growing foreign investment has spurred legislative action in states and Congress.
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Will rising temperatures make superweeds even stronger?
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Will rising temperatures make superweeds even stronger?

Widely used herbicides are struggling to kill some weeds. Some experts think heat could be part of the problem.
Bayer launches carbon capture program for U.S. and Brazil farmers
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Bayer launches carbon capture program for U.S. and Brazil farmers

Bayer AG launched a pilot program in the United States and Brazil on Tuesday that will pay farmers for capturing carbon in cropland soils, making it the latest agriculture company to capitalize on environmental initiatives.
Human activity devastated the American chestnut. Can we bring it back?
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Human activity devastated the American chestnut. Can we bring it back?

The tree helped build industrial America before an estimated three billion or more were destroyed. To repair the damage, we may need to embrace tinkering with nature.
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