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Molasses provides your plants with a natural sources of carbohydrates (sugars) and plant nutrients. Great for use in indoor or outdoor environments. Use in soil or hydroponics in conjunction with any other nutrients or fertilizers.
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The External Tentacles on American Agriculture
Touch the Soil News #501 Few folks realize that global trade agreements mean that foreign interests can own and operate agricultural enterprises in America the same as Americans. Back in 2013, the world’s largest pork processing company – Smithfield Foods – was purchased by Chinese state-supported company Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd for $14 billion. Brands [...] Biodynamics is Growing (and has Prince Charles’ undivided attention)
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Touch the Soil News #499 World Unites over Antibiotic Resistance Problem The clamor over using medicinally important antibiotics in routine feeding of livestock has reached international levels. The U.N held a special meeting on the subject on 9/21/2016 in New York. Delegates from 193 nations discussed the emerging global crisis. In the U.S. alone, antibiotic-resistant [...] Words of Premonition?
Touch the Soil News #498 The chairman of the Chinese overseas trade council – Jiang Zengwei – recently made a foretelling announcement. “We must help Chinese agriculture go global, as people have an increased demand for agricultural products with improved quality.” Less than two years ago, China was still steeped in policies that obliged the [...] Dollars Spent Eating Out
Touch the Soil News #497 The USDA reports that dollars spent eating out are almost the same as dollars spent for groceries to eat at home. The facts are that what is spent eating out is growing much more rapidly than the population. For example, Americans spent $42.8 billion eating out in 1970 and a [...] Antibiotics in Meat – How Does Your Favorite Restaurant Score?
Touch the Soil News #496 (feature photo courtesy of Center for Food Safety) Social protest in the food chain is not only growing, but it is becoming organized. Recently, a number of high-profile non-profits joined forces to produce a report card that grades major restaurant chains on efforts to move to antibiotic free meat in [...] Should You Join the Urban Food Movement for Economic Reasons?
Touch the Soil News #495 Officials say the U.S. economy is getting better. Poverty has marginally decreased, hunger in America has gone down by a percent or two and average incomes are up by a hair. Who are we trying to kid here? Each year, the U.S. Census Bureau does what it calls the American [...] Food Shocks versus Oil Shocks
Touch the Soil News #494 We are all familiar with oil-price shocks that send the cost of gasoline skyrocketing. When oil prices surge, economists create models of how everything we buy is impacted by the underlying cost of oil. Recently the Brookings Institute published an economic study on the effects of food price increases on [...] Who Is Interested in “Cherry” Picking Farmland?
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