Farming today

A schoolchild was asked during a lesson on agriculture, where fillet steak came from. 'The supermarket miss' he replied. Similarly, one of the top England football players was in New Zealand not so long ago, and he was informed by a waiter that bacon was not on the breakfast menu. He commented that he was unable to understand why given the enormous population of sheep. Ignorance of the origin of our food is now greater than at any other time. More than half or England's teenagers... Read Full Story

The Disadvantages of Intensive Farming What has happened to our farms and our food? When will we get back to a time when we didn’t need chemicals to do nature’s job? Sadly, the future of farming and agriculture in this country doesn’t look pretty thanks to intensive farming. Intensive farming was started for the sole purpose of increasing production and increasing profits. Unfortunately, that increase has comes with a high price tag to our health. Americans are sicker today than at any... Read Full Story

Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Farming today". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article... Read Full Story

Salmon flesh is pink, right? Yes, naturally so if it's wild. Wild salmon eat krill that contain carotenoids, which are orange and give their flesh a pinkish-orange color (the color that people who eat it have come to expect). Farmed salmon; however, are more likely to have flesh that is gray and as a result salmon farmers add color additives (cantaxanthin, astraxanthin) to give it the color consumers expect. Thing is, many stores provide no labeling to let you know that color has been... Read Full Story

This is a fascinating article! There has been much talk of late about one of the last remaining frontiers in US politics - gender. The UK's Guardian newspaper reports today on another place where gender barriers are still very evident - the farm. But it seems that frontier is being crossed too. More and more women are going into farming in the UK, often through inheritance. And, according to today's linked article, many are successfully evolving their farms as businesses - moving into... Read Full Story