A New, Global Oil Quandary: Costly Fuel Means Costly Calories
“This is the other oil shock. From India to Indiana, shortages and soaring prices for palm oil, soybean oil and many other types of vegetable oils are the latest, most striking example of a developing global problem: costly food.”
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Specialty crop growers look for bigger share
“[Specialty crop growers] aren’t eligible for the billions of dollars that flow primarily to Midwest and Southern growers of the big commodities: wheat, corn, rice, cotton and soybeans. The growers of those five crops receive more than 90 percent of subsidy payments, even though specialty crops account for slightly more than half of the nation’s farm production value.”
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“‘Luscher Farm is a shining example of what agriculture could be,’ Vaughan said. ‘There’s crazy stuff there. Weeds grow all over, which is great stuff for bees. There’s a wetland, and there’s plant diversity, which we need because it results in a nice mix of pollen and nutrients.'”
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