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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Epigenetics, Allergies, and Microbiology
If these beneficial microbes fail to colonize our guts early in life, or if they succumb to a course of antibiotics, then switches don’t get flipped and the immune system can become hypersensitive, attacking harmless microbes and other substances such as pollen, pet dander or shellfish. Continue reading
Turkey Tractors
Chickens aren’t the only poultry species suitable for rotational grazing via enclosed “tractors”. Turkeys seem to do just fine as well. So, in the spirit of Turkey day, I thought I’d share some innovative things that other agriculturalists are doing with turkey tractors. Continue reading
Monsanto Sued by Indian Government for Biopiracy
According to France 24, the Indian Government has filed suit against the biotech company Monsanto, accusing the company of stealing India’s indigenous plants in order to re-engineer them into patented varieties. Continue reading
Pesticide Use Breeds Aphids
According to research conducted at the Biocenter of the University of Würzburg, “…the preventative application of insecticides against aphids does not produce any advantages even though it consumes a lot of time and money.” Continue reading
New Agroinnovations.com Site
Welcome to the new, redesigned site Agroinnovations.com. Several months after having a server crash, which caused many of the original urls for the podcast page to break, I’ve finally gotten around to fixing the site. You’ll notice that all of … Continue reading
