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A new article about possible solutions to save the global banana industry threatened by a new strain of Fusarium

Strategies To Save The Global Banana Industry Bananas are one of the world’s most widely available fresh fruits but their future is threatened by a deadly plant disease. Fortunately there are potential solutions

As we celebrate this great American holiday and enjoy its traditional feast it’s a good time to be thankful for the farmers, ranchers and farm workers on whom we all depend to produce our food

New Post about how the latest USDA pesticide residue data demonstrates the safety of our food supply

http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensavage/2016/03/01/ten-thousand-new-reasons-not-to-worry-about-pesticide-residues/

Detailed analysis available here: https://www.scribd.com/doc/301529907/An-Independent-Analysis-of-the-2014-USDA-Pesticide-Detection-Program-Data

Ten Thousand New Reasons Not To Worry About Pesticide Residues Each year, the farmers around the world who produce our food (fruits, vegetables, grains) get the equivalent of a “grade” on a giant “group project.” For 2014 they got another A+ as they have for many years. The “test” entails thousands of food samples, which the USDA collects from normal US [.…

I posted a set of graphs based on the most recent USDA-ERS data about the per capita supply of fruits and vegetables in the US. Some trends are surprising, but overall not increasing the way one would hope

Slides at http://www.scribd.com/doc/76903851/Interesting-Produce-Trends

Blog post summary at http://appliedmythology.blogspot.com/2012/01/whats-happening-with-us-fruit-and.html