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According to Kenneth G. Becker, the secretary of the Norman Borlaug Heritage Foundation, Borlaug almost ran out of seeds before developing the dwarf variety of wheat that would revolutionize agriculture and win him the Nobel Peace Prize...
...theory at the time was that bigger wheat meant bigger yield,” Becker says. But Borlaug’s dwarf wheat used its energy to produce edible grain and not the inedible stalk, thus significantly increasing the yield of the crop...
...DWARF WHEAT...
...sugar per capita. The U.S. currently consumes more than 150 lbs. of sweetener per capita, nearly 50% of which is high-fructose corn syrup that is increasingly used as a sugar substitute. Farmers armed with powerful fertilizers and high-tech equipment are growing enormous quantities of corn and wheat, most of which is processed and refined to be tastier and more convenient but is less nutritious. They are raising vast herds of cattle whose meat is laden with the fat that makes it taste so good. They are producing milk, butter and cheese by the tankerload, again full...
...Johnson & Johnson and Merck say, they'll appeal to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to allow over-the-counter statins in the U.S. Can the Continent be far behind? - By Adam Smith Mixed Fortunes U.S. biotech firm Monsanto shelved plans to introduce the world's first genetically modified wheat, after U.S. farmers claimed there was no market for the crop abroad. Meanwhile, the E.U. said it would approve the sale of GM corn in the region this week...