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Weekly Round Up, 8.3.12

Maine Lobstah

Here are some of the best food stories we came across this week:

Lobsters Swim North Due to Ocean Warming – The seas are following the climate as global temperatures continue to rise, and this has led to a shift in American lobster habitats. These crustaceans’ locale is closely linked to the temperature of the ocean floor; in the last several years, lobsters in the Atlantic have been migrating north in search of cooler waters. There is also evidence linking rising seawater temperatures to a spread in a lobster shell disease. Continue reading →

Weekly Round Up 4.27.12

Corn

Here are some of the best food stories we came across this week:

Dow’s GMO “Agent Orange Corn” Seeks USDA Approval – Dow AgroSciences is seeking approval for it’s “Enlist” corn, which has been genetically modified to be resistant to 2,4-D, an ingredient used in Agent Orange and a Dow herbicide — this corn would allow farmers to spray the herbicide without harming corn crops. More than 365,000 missives against approval have been submitted to the USDA by numerous groups.

Mad Cow Disease Found in California Dairy Cow – A bovine tested positive for mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), during a routine check at a transfer station in Hanford, California. It’s the first confirmed report of Mad Cow disease in the U.S. since 2006. Continue reading →