SciFri Radio: Agriculture

SciFri Radio: Genetically Modified Crops
Has biotech delivered on its promise to feed the developing world? In this hour, live from St Louis, we'll talk about genetically engineered crops.

SciFri Radio: Science and the Budget
This week, President Obama unveiled his proposed budget for 2011. We'll talk about how the proposed budget might affect science.

SciFri Radio: Being a Veterinarian
If you're a doctor, how do you take care of patients that can't tell you where it hurts? In this hour of Science Friday, we'll take a look at what...

SciFri Radio: Lester Brown: Plan B 4.0
Ira talks about global sustainability with Lester Brown, head of the Earth Policy Institute.

SciFri Radio: Sizing Up Sustainable Food
What does it mean to eat sustainably?

SciFri Radio: Food Shortages and Civilization
How closely related are food supplies and the stability of a civilization?

SciFri Radio: Luther Burbank and the 'Garden of Invention'
Ira talks with Jane Smith, author of a new biography of plant cultivation pioneer Luther Burbank.

SciFri Radio: Algae Power
With growing interest in alternative fuels, we'll check in on efforts to create truly green sources of energy -- fuel from algae.

SciFri Radio: Oldest Known Horse Farm
Researchers have identified what they say is the earliest known example of the domestic raising of horses.

SciFri Radio: Obama Environmental Appointments
We'll talk about President-elect Obama's choices for key environmental posts, including Secretary of Energy and the head of the EPA.

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SciFri Newsbriefs: Agriculture

Newsbrief: Lousey Death
Pink salmon populations are careening towards collapse--but this time fishing isn't the cause.

Newsbrief: Urban Agriculture in Milwaukee - Growing Power
A farm within the Milwaukee city limits? We take a tour of Growing Power, an organization focused on sustainable urban agriculture.