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Trouble on the farm – Apr 17

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Food shortage looming if crop focus isn’t altered
China agrees to pay triple for potash fertilizer
Unwelcome face of ag-inflation
Rednecks and peak oil: Valuing the farmer’s contribution
“The Farmer is the Man” (and Woman)

International agriculture report calls for paradigm shift

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Sixty countries backed by the World Bank and most UN bodies yesterday called for radical changes in world farming to avert increasing regional food shortages, escalating prices and growing environmental problems.
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2,500-page International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD)

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– Change in farming can feed world
– UNESCO calls for move away from fossil fuels in agriculture
– ‘Increase agricultural productivity, reduce footprint’ (project director)

The peak oil crisis: The silly season Is upon us

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As long as most of us cling to the hope that high gas prices will go away or that a painless silver bullet that will solve our energy problem is just around the corner, few candidates for public office are ready to propose what are thought to be “painful solutions” to our problems. They still shoot messengers.