Sunday, October 21, 2012

Agricultural Innovations and Debates from WSJ

The Wall Street Journal, published Monday, October 25th 2012

The Journal Report: Innovations in Agriculture 

(There are plenty more articles! The listed links are those that I found interesting.) 

Three Cheers for Expensive Oil
By DAVID R. MONTGOMERY 
"Why high energy costs could be just what the world's farmers need to save themselves—and the rest of us"
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By APARNA NARAYANAN 
 "Many corporate refugees think green acres are the place to be. How do they make the transition?"

The Future of Agriculture May Be Up
By OWEN FLETCHER 
"Advocates of 'vertical farming' say growing crops in urban high-rises will eventually be both greener and cheaper"

They Say Tomato. We Say Tasteless.
By IAN BERRY"Agribusinesses know tomatoes are bland. And they're trying to do something about it."