Countless Maui residents are going door to door in an attempt to convince fellow voters to ban the cultivation of genetically engineered crops believed to be highly dangerous. At the same time, a group supported by the companies cultivating these crops counters such urges with ads playing on what they call “a farming ban”. Experts believe that the struggle of 160,000 middle Pacific Ocean … [Read more...]
Corn yields threatened by rising sensitivity to drought
A new study has made some glaring exposure about the corn yields in the United States. According to the study, the American corn yields have become more prone to drought conditions over the past 18 years. If the trend persists, the researchers fear, yields could decline substantially by midcentury. But as of now, the encouraging news is that the corn yields are not falling. Contrarily, … [Read more...]
