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Really, It's OK to Pinch Mums

Advice for getting the most out of growing chrysanthemums | AGRICULTURE REPORT

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Farmers Learning Limits of Popular Herbicide

A weed expert says integrated pest management can offer solutions when glyphosate fails | AGRICULTURE REPORT

Soybean plants at a drought-affected farm northwest of Buenos Aires. A La Nina condition in the Pacific Ocean has been causing a lack of rain in Argentina, one of the largest exporters of food products.

Steps Toward Drought-Resistant Crops, 'Designer' Rice

Scientists find a way to increase a plant's natural reaction to reduce water loss during dry conditions | AGRICULTURE REPORT

Big Investors, Small Farmers in Africa: a Fair Deal?

Countries like China and Saudi Arabia are leasing or buying African land to grow food for their people | AGRICULTURE REPORT

In the Garden: Growing Your Own Lettuce

Lettuce is one of the easiest vegetables to grow yourself, and there are hundreds of varieties | AGRICULTURE REPORT

Professional Santa Joe Moorman with his reindeer

Two of Santa's Reindeer Flee in Texas (Really)

Comet and Dancer escape into heavy traffic, but the story ends with a happy reunion with their owner | AGRICULTURE REPORT

A sign marking private property in Angola

'Property Ladder' Helps Poor Gain Land Rights

Some developing countries adopt a series of steps to secure the rights of people to the land they live on | AGRICULTURE REPORT

Prawns and Tobacco Find a Home Together

Raising freshwater shrimp offers farmers a way to reduce their dependence on tobacco | AGRICULTURE REPORT

UN Says Food Production Must Rise; How 'Fertilizer Trees' Could Help

Farmers in southern African are planting the trees to improve soil with nitrogen from the air | AGRICULTURE REPORT

Volunteers of America is distributing food to the hungry during the Thanksgiving holiday

At Thanksgiving, the Makings of a National Feast

State facts about holiday foods. Also, a look at a food drive for poor families in Denver, Colorado | AGRICULTURE REPORT

Jahan Bano, a microfinance user in India, has a limestone business in a slum in Mumbai

Microsavings Could Mean Big Gains for the World’s Poor

A conference gathers experts to find ways to bring services to those left out of the financial system | ECONOMICS REPORT

Virginia bluebells are a perennial, a plant that grows back every year

Test Your Word Knowledge With a Quiz About Farm Terms

Some questions about names for plants and animals | AGRICULTURE REPORT

A Masai boy herds his cattle to a dry river bed in search of water in Kenya

Seeking a Better Way for African Farmers to Fight a Fever

American and Kenyan scientists are looking for a new vaccine against deadly East Coast fever in cattle | AGRICULTURE REPORT

In the Garden: Growing Beets

Advice for raising a colorful and nutritious vegetable | AGRICULTURE REPORT

Refugee gardeners participating in the International Rescue Committee's New Roots program at Drew Gardens in the Bronx area of New York City

Refugees Bring Flavor of Home to Community Farms

Around the US, refugees and immigrants are growing food for themselves and the wider community l AGRICULTURE REPORT

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