News Link • Wallet Voting

Agriculture

Hottest Chili Created

12-10-2010 • arclein

Yes, the Naga Viper, the latest claimant to the world's-hottest-pepper crown, outdistances its predecessor, the Bhut Jolokia, or "ghost chili," by more than 300,000 points on the famous Scoville scale of tongue-scorching chili hotness. Researcher

News Link • Wallet Voting

Agriculture

GMO oranges, China, and the loss of another piece of America’s agricultural base

12-09-2010 • Farm Wars

The genetic modification of corn and soy has succeeded in infiltrating nearly every processed food in America, with wheat and alfalfa soon to be next. Now it’s oranges. But why?

News Link • Wallet Voting

Agriculture

Mushroom Nutrition and Vitamin D

12-09-2010 • arclein

Leading vitamin D expert Michael F. Holick, PhD, MD, of Boston University Medical Center, is encouraged by the committee’s increased recommendations because they’re a step in the right direction. “The report acknowledges that everyone should be getti