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A novel chemical method developed by University of Michigan researchers to reduce stable, pollutant nitrates into compounds like ammonia or nitric oxide.
#Chemistry #EnvironmentalScience #AgriculturalScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/09/chm09222601.html

A novel chemical method developed by University of Michigan researchers to reduce stable, pollutant nitrates into compounds like ammonia or nitric oxide.
#Chemistry #EnvironmentalScience #AgriculturalScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/09/chm09222601.html

A novel chemical method developed by University of Michigan researchers to reduce stable, pollutant nitrates into compounds like ammonia or nitric oxide.
#Chemistry #EnvironmentalScience #AgriculturalScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/09/chm09222601.html

A novel chemical method developed by University of Michigan researchers to reduce stable, pollutant nitrates into compounds like ammonia or nitric oxide.
#Chemistry #EnvironmentalScience #AgriculturalScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/09/chm09222601.html

Ask Us: Veggies just a small part of MN farm production | Local News https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/20811/ #AgriculturalProduction #AgriculturalScience #agriculture #agronomy #crop #CROPS #DayOfTheDeadFood #farmers #FieldCorn #food #FoodIndustry #maize #Minnesota #MinnesotaDining #MinnesotaFood #MinnesotaGroceryStores #MinnesotaRestaurant #PrimarySector #soybean #Zea(plant)

Ask Us: Veggies just a small part of MN farm production | Local News https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/20811/ #AgriculturalProduction #AgriculturalScience #agriculture #agronomy #crop #CROPS #DayOfTheDeadFood #farmers #FieldCorn #food #FoodIndustry #maize #Minnesota #MinnesotaDining #MinnesotaFood #MinnesotaGroceryStores #MinnesotaRestaurant #PrimarySector #soybean #Zea(plant)

Ask Us: Veggies just a small part of MN farm production | Local News https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/20811/ #AgriculturalProduction #AgriculturalScience #agriculture #agronomy #crop #CROPS #DayOfTheDeadFood #farmers #FieldCorn #food #FoodIndustry #maize #Minnesota #MinnesotaDining #MinnesotaFood #MinnesotaGroceryStores #MinnesotaRestaurant #PrimarySector #soybean #Zea(plant)

The carbon footprint of milk production measures the environmental impact, specifically carbon emissions, generated during the creation and delivery of dairy products.
#AnimalScience #EnvironmentalScience #AgriculturalScience #Climatology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/09/env09162602.html

The carbon footprint of milk production measures the environmental impact, specifically carbon emissions, generated during the creation and delivery of dairy products.
#AnimalScience #EnvironmentalScience #AgriculturalScience #Climatology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/09/env09162602.html

The carbon footprint of milk production measures the environmental impact, specifically carbon emissions, generated during the creation and delivery of dairy products.
#AnimalScience #EnvironmentalScience #AgriculturalScience #Climatology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/09/env09162602.html

The carbon footprint of milk production measures the environmental impact, specifically carbon emissions, generated during the creation and delivery of dairy products.
#AnimalScience #EnvironmentalScience #AgriculturalScience #Climatology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/09/env09162602.html

Plant roots possess the ability to alter their structural anatomy and metabolic processes in response to microbial colonization. This structural plasticity allows plants to adapt to environments with scarce nutrients by creating microhabitats that optimize beneficial interactions with soil microbiota.
#Botany #Microbiology #SyntheticBiology #AgriculturalScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/09/bot09122601.html

Plant roots possess the ability to alter their structural anatomy and metabolic processes in response to microbial colonization. This structural plasticity allows plants to adapt to environments with scarce nutrients by creating microhabitats that optimize beneficial interactions with soil microbiota.
#Botany #Microbiology #SyntheticBiology #AgriculturalScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/09/bot09122601.html

Plant roots possess the ability to alter their structural anatomy and metabolic processes in response to microbial colonization. This structural plasticity allows plants to adapt to environments with scarce nutrients by creating microhabitats that optimize beneficial interactions with soil microbiota.
#Botany #Microbiology #SyntheticBiology #AgriculturalScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/09/bot09122601.html

Plant roots possess the ability to alter their structural anatomy and metabolic processes in response to microbial colonization. This structural plasticity allows plants to adapt to environments with scarce nutrients by creating microhabitats that optimize beneficial interactions with soil microbiota.
#Botany #Microbiology #SyntheticBiology #AgriculturalScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/09/bot09122601.html

Bayer Launches Nationwide Science Delivers Tour to Take Science on the Road

Interactive mobile experience champions evidence-based science, fights misinformation and connects with communities in support of the future of…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #Bayer #agriculturalscience #innovation #interactiveexperience #MatthiasBerninger #nationwidetour #scientificdiscovery
https://www.europesays.com/germany/89796/

Central Texas Cherokee Township members sharing gardening knowledge | Culture https://www.allforgardening.com/1936205/central-texas-cherokee-township-members-sharing-gardening-knowledge-culture/ #AgriculturalProduction #AgriculturalScience #agriculture #agronomy #bean #botany #Crops #FoodIndustry #gardening #GardeningTexas #HeirloomPlant #horticulture #maize #PlantAgriculture #plants #PlantsAndHumans #PrimarySectorOfTheEconomy #seed #texas #ThreeSisters(agriculture)

Central Texas Cherokee Township members sharing gardening knowledge | Culture https://www.allforgardening.com/1936205/central-texas-cherokee-township-members-sharing-gardening-knowledge-culture/ #AgriculturalProduction #AgriculturalScience #agriculture #agronomy #bean #botany #Crops #FoodIndustry #gardening #GardeningTexas #HeirloomPlant #horticulture #maize #PlantAgriculture #plants #PlantsAndHumans #PrimarySectorOfTheEconomy #seed #texas #ThreeSisters(agriculture)

Roman Launches and a New Era Begins (Official NASA Recap) 🛰️

#Agriculturalscience #Agriculture #California #CargoShip #Landsat #Mineralogyorpetrology #Minerals #Minerals/Crystals

⏩ 1 new picture and 5 new videos from NASA (SVS) https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?search=incategory%3A%22NASA+SVS+files+uploaded+by+OptimusPrimeBot%22&sort=create_timestamp_desc&ns6=1

Roman Launches and a New Era Begins (Official NASA Recap) 🛰️

#Agriculturalscience #Agriculture #California #CargoShip #Landsat #Mineralogyorpetrology #Minerals #Minerals/Crystals

⏩ 1 new picture and 5 new videos from NASA (SVS) https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?search=incategory%3A%22NASA+SVS+files+uploaded+by+OptimusPrimeBot%22&sort=create_timestamp_desc&ns6=1

Roman Launches and a New Era Begins (Official NASA Recap) 🛰️

#Agriculturalscience #Agriculture #California #CargoShip #Landsat #Mineralogyorpetrology #Minerals #Minerals/Crystals

⏩ 1 new picture and 5 new videos from NASA (SVS) https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?search=incategory%3A%22NASA+SVS+files+uploaded+by+OptimusPrimeBot%22&sort=create_timestamp_desc&ns6=1

🌱 Soil needs oxygen too!
Let’s lead and learn why soil aeration matters—from healthier soils and stronger crops to better food production, biodiversity, and climate resilience.
#SoilHealth #SoilAeration #HealthySoils #SoilScience #Agriculture #FoodProduction #ClimateChange #Climate #ClimateResilience #Environment #Biodiversity #CarbonSequestration #CarbonSoil #Agroecology #Farmers #Agronomy #AgriculturalScience #SoilBiology #SoilManagement #NatureBasedSolutions #Sustainability

🌱 Soil needs oxygen too!
Let’s lead and learn why soil aeration matters—from healthier soils and stronger crops to better food production, biodiversity, and climate resilience.
#SoilHealth #SoilAeration #HealthySoils #SoilScience #Agriculture #FoodProduction #ClimateChange #Climate #ClimateResilience #Environment #Biodiversity #CarbonSequestration #CarbonSoil #Agroecology #Farmers #Agronomy #AgriculturalScience #SoilBiology #SoilManagement #NatureBasedSolutions #Sustainability

🌱 Soil needs oxygen too!
Let’s lead and learn why soil aeration matters—from healthier soils and stronger crops to better food production, biodiversity, and climate resilience.
#SoilHealth #SoilAeration #HealthySoils #SoilScience #Agriculture #FoodProduction #ClimateChange #Climate #ClimateResilience #Environment #Biodiversity #CarbonSequestration #CarbonSoil #Agroecology #Farmers #Agronomy #AgriculturalScience #SoilBiology #SoilManagement #NatureBasedSolutions #Sustainability

UW Extension to host annual Harvest Wyoming Conference in Cheyenne on March 8 | Local News https://www.allforgardening.com/1934436/uw-extension-to-host-annual-harvest-wyoming-conference-in-cheyenne-on-march-8-local-news/ #AgriculturalScience #agriculture #agronomy #botany #CheyenneBotanicGardens #food #FoodIndustry #foodscaping #gardening #GardeningWyoming #HomeGardeners #horticulture #laramie #LocalBriefs #NaturalResources #PlantAgriculture #plants #PlantsAndHumans #PrimaryIndustries #PrimarySectorOfTheEconomy #UniversityOfWyomingExtension #Vegetable #wyoming

UW Extension to host annual Harvest Wyoming Conference in Cheyenne on March 8 | Local News https://www.allforgardening.com/1934436/uw-extension-to-host-annual-harvest-wyoming-conference-in-cheyenne-on-march-8-local-news/ #AgriculturalScience #agriculture #agronomy #botany #CheyenneBotanicGardens #food #FoodIndustry #foodscaping #gardening #GardeningWyoming #HomeGardeners #horticulture #laramie #LocalBriefs #NaturalResources #PlantAgriculture #plants #PlantsAndHumans #PrimaryIndustries #PrimarySectorOfTheEconomy #UniversityOfWyomingExtension #Vegetable #wyoming

Simultaneous and severe water scarcity across multiple major agricultural regions significantly drives up the global market price of wheat. This price fluctuation is highly sensitive to the geographic extent of drought during critical crop growth phases, rather than just gradual climate-induced yield declines.
#Climatology #Agronomy #CropModeling #AgriculturalEconomics #AgriculturalScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/08/as08242601.html

Simultaneous and severe water scarcity across multiple major agricultural regions significantly drives up the global market price of wheat. This price fluctuation is highly sensitive to the geographic extent of drought during critical crop growth phases, rather than just gradual climate-induced yield declines.
#Climatology #Agronomy #CropModeling #AgriculturalEconomics #AgriculturalScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/08/as08242601.html

Simultaneous and severe water scarcity across multiple major agricultural regions significantly drives up the global market price of wheat. This price fluctuation is highly sensitive to the geographic extent of drought during critical crop growth phases, rather than just gradual climate-induced yield declines.
#Climatology #Agronomy #CropModeling #AgriculturalEconomics #AgriculturalScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/08/as08242601.html

Simultaneous and severe water scarcity across multiple major agricultural regions significantly drives up the global market price of wheat. This price fluctuation is highly sensitive to the geographic extent of drought during critical crop growth phases, rather than just gradual climate-induced yield declines.
#Climatology #Agronomy #CropModeling #AgriculturalEconomics #AgriculturalScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/08/as08242601.html

Using natural ecosystems and local wildlife populations, specifically bats and birds, to control insect pests on crops and reduce reliance on chemical pesticides.
#Agroecology #FunctionalAgrobiodiversity #EnvironmentalScience #AgriculturalScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/08/agri08242601.html

Using natural ecosystems and local wildlife populations, specifically bats and birds, to control insect pests on crops and reduce reliance on chemical pesticides.
#Agroecology #FunctionalAgrobiodiversity #EnvironmentalScience #AgriculturalScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/08/agri08242601.html

Using natural ecosystems and local wildlife populations, specifically bats and birds, to control insect pests on crops and reduce reliance on chemical pesticides.
#Agroecology #FunctionalAgrobiodiversity #EnvironmentalScience #AgriculturalScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/08/agri08242601.html

Using natural ecosystems and local wildlife populations, specifically bats and birds, to control insect pests on crops and reduce reliance on chemical pesticides.
#Agroecology #FunctionalAgrobiodiversity #EnvironmentalScience #AgriculturalScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/08/agri08242601.html

🌱🔬 Seeds as microbial taxis: How bacteria travel across plant generations. The microbiome of plants transported in seeds can shape the development of the next generation of plants - and how they cope with stressors, such as drought.
https://www.zalf.de/en/aktuelles/Pages/PB1/Seeds.aspx

#Microbiome #AgriculturalScience

🌱🔬 Seeds as microbial taxis: How bacteria travel across plant generations. The microbiome of plants transported in seeds can shape the development of the next generation of plants - and how they cope with stressors, such as drought.
https://www.zalf.de/en/aktuelles/Pages/PB1/Seeds.aspx

#Microbiome #AgriculturalScience

🌱🔬 Seeds as microbial taxis: How bacteria travel across plant generations. The microbiome of plants transported in seeds can shape the development of the next generation of plants - and how they cope with stressors, such as drought.
https://www.zalf.de/en/aktuelles/Pages/PB1/Seeds.aspx

#Microbiome #AgriculturalScience

🌱🔬 Seeds as microbial taxis: How bacteria travel across plant generations. The microbiome of plants transported in seeds can shape the development of the next generation of plants - and how they cope with stressors, such as drought.
https://www.zalf.de/en/aktuelles/Pages/PB1/Seeds.aspx

#Microbiome #AgriculturalScience

Clinton girls tennis drops Knights | High School Sports

Clinton’s girls tennis team (2-0) defeated Davenport Assumption (1-1) Monday night by a score of 6-3 at the…
#Tennis #News #agriculturalproduction #agriculturalscience #agriculture #agronomy #biomass #cereals #crops #energycrops #grains #non-foodcrops #pooideae #staplefoods #wheat
https://www.europesays.com/tennis/52568/

Registration open for UW Extension’s online Master Gardener training | Local News https://www.allforgardening.com/1928700/registration-open-for-uw-extensions-online-master-gardener-training-local-news/ #AgriculturalScience #agriculture #botany #gardening #GardeningWyoming #horticulture #LocalBriefs #MasterGardenerProgram #NaturalEnvironment #PlantAgriculture #PlantsAndHumans #PrimarySectorOfTheEconomy #SustainableAgriculture #UniversityOfWyoming #UwExtensionMasterGardenerProgram #wyoming

Registration open for UW Extension’s online Master Gardener training | Local News https://www.allforgardening.com/1928700/registration-open-for-uw-extensions-online-master-gardener-training-local-news/ #AgriculturalScience #agriculture #botany #gardening #GardeningWyoming #horticulture #LocalBriefs #MasterGardenerProgram #NaturalEnvironment #PlantAgriculture #PlantsAndHumans #PrimarySectorOfTheEconomy #SustainableAgriculture #UniversityOfWyoming #UwExtensionMasterGardenerProgram #wyoming

August in the Yard & Garden | Price County Review https://www.allforgardening.com/1925291/august-in-the-yard-garden-price-county-review/ #AgriculturalScience #agriculture #agronomy #archaeplastida #botany #fertilizer #flower #garden #gardener #gardening #herbicide #horticulture #Kingdoms(biology) #maintenance #plant #PlantAgriculture #plants #PlantsAndHumans #PrimarySector #soil #SoilTest #Vegetable #weed

August in the Yard & Garden | Price County Review https://www.allforgardening.com/1925291/august-in-the-yard-garden-price-county-review/ #AgriculturalScience #agriculture #agronomy #archaeplastida #botany #fertilizer #flower #garden #gardener #gardening #herbicide #horticulture #Kingdoms(biology) #maintenance #plant #PlantAgriculture #plants #PlantsAndHumans #PrimarySector #soil #SoilTest #Vegetable #weed

‘Everyone in my family are doctors’: Why this student chose agriculture

When Lalita Roopnarinesingh made the decision to pursue a degree in agriculture, it came as a surprise to…
#Australia #agriculturalcareers #agriculturaleducation #agriculturalscience #AgriculturalTechnology #agriculturestudents #AgTech #AU #Austrlia #careerpathways #CQUniversity #farmingcareers #GrowHer #regionalQueensland #UniversityofQueensland #UQ #womeninagriculture
https://www.europesays.com/australia/68856/

A highly contagious avian herpesvirus that causes Marek's disease, which manifests as tumors and paralysis in poultry, and has progressively evolved to evade multiple generations of vaccines.
#Virology #EvolutionaryBiology #Genomics #AgriculturalScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/08/vi08032601.html

A highly contagious avian herpesvirus that causes Marek's disease, which manifests as tumors and paralysis in poultry, and has progressively evolved to evade multiple generations of vaccines.
#Virology #EvolutionaryBiology #Genomics #AgriculturalScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/08/vi08032601.html

A highly contagious avian herpesvirus that causes Marek's disease, which manifests as tumors and paralysis in poultry, and has progressively evolved to evade multiple generations of vaccines.
#Virology #EvolutionaryBiology #Genomics #AgriculturalScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/08/vi08032601.html

A highly contagious avian herpesvirus that causes Marek's disease, which manifests as tumors and paralysis in poultry, and has progressively evolved to evade multiple generations of vaccines.
#Virology #EvolutionaryBiology #Genomics #AgriculturalScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/08/vi08032601.html

Recent research demonstrates that varying intensities of drought stress fundamentally alter the biochemical interactions and susceptibility of sugar beet plants to their primary pest, the beet leaf miner (Pegomya cunicularia).
#AgriculturalScience #Entomology #PlantPhysiology #CropEcology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/agri07292601.html

Recent research demonstrates that varying intensities of drought stress fundamentally alter the biochemical interactions and susceptibility of sugar beet plants to their primary pest, the beet leaf miner (Pegomya cunicularia).
#AgriculturalScience #Entomology #PlantPhysiology #CropEcology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/agri07292601.html

Recent research demonstrates that varying intensities of drought stress fundamentally alter the biochemical interactions and susceptibility of sugar beet plants to their primary pest, the beet leaf miner (Pegomya cunicularia).
#AgriculturalScience #Entomology #PlantPhysiology #CropEcology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/agri07292601.html

Recent research demonstrates that varying intensities of drought stress fundamentally alter the biochemical interactions and susceptibility of sugar beet plants to their primary pest, the beet leaf miner (Pegomya cunicularia).
#AgriculturalScience #Entomology #PlantPhysiology #CropEcology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/agri07292601.html

update on my WIP mega-zine about industrial ag:

i think i've had a good breakthrough in my research on the green revolution.

the book is called "Geopolitics and the Green Revolution: Wheat, Genes, and the Cold War" by john h. perkins.

he covers the scientific development of the dwarf varieties of wheat in USA, mexico, UK, and india; and the spread of these varieties that is commonly referred to as the green revolution.

he writes: "Between 1945 and 1955 a series of events, studies, and conceptual syntheses created a climate in the United States that saw plant breeding and all of the modern agricultural sciences as a critically important adjunct in the battle between capitalist freedom and the tyranny of communism."

he spells out the theory that they were operating under: "The American intellectual and political climate from 1945 to 1955 was critically shaped by the development of the cold war, a part of which included a theory that purported to link causally overpopulation, resource exhaustion, hunger, political instability, communist insurrection, and danger to vital American interests. As a convenient shorthand, the theory can be called the population-national security theory (PNST)." 🤯

i read that and i was like "yesssssss this is it".

he even made a nice little graphic (see below).

i've been reading a lot of primary sources, and PNST thinking was in a lot of them, but having a historian lay it out so clearly and succinctly is soooo helpful.

additionally, i found the full text of a speech by allen dulles (head of the CIA at the time) on "the communist challenge to free government." it's a rich example of the kind of paranoid thinking that was happening at the top of the US political structure at the time. in the speech, he asserts that communists are everywhere, trying to turn the various recently-decolonized peoples toward communism...soviets put out propaganda on the radio, via printed materials, and *secretly* via various unions and international associations, and via the world peace council.

he writes that communism is (of course) not very enticing to those of us in the free world, because of our material plenty and our forefathers' commitment to liberty or whatever. BUT, to a subject of a newly-decolonized nation, who is hungry and desperately trying to catch up to the modern world, communism is very appealing (supposedly). 🙄

the whole speech really helped me get inside the thinking that i think perkins would describe as PNST. i don't know if any quotes from the dulles speech will make it into the zine (if i have room, hopefully!), but it's still a really helpful primary source (i like a good primary source).

if you want to read the text of the dulles speech, it's available here: archive.org/details/cia-readingroom-document-cia-rdp62s00545a000100090040-3

as a bonus, i've included the cover of a publication called "man, land, and food", from USDA in 1963. yes, it shows a rough graphic of a naked black person holding up an empty bowl, with a graphic of the globe behind them. so yea, that's where these guys were at. they saw the recently decolonized peoples as a sort of undifferentiated mass of hungry mouths. extremely dehumanizing.

#USHistory #research #GreenRevolution #agriculture #ColdWar #AgriculturalScience #USPol #history #decolonization #wheat #wip

update on my WIP mega-zine about industrial ag:

i think i've had a good breakthrough in my research on the green revolution.

the book is called "Geopolitics and the Green Revolution: Wheat, Genes, and the Cold War" by john h. perkins.

he covers the scientific development of the dwarf varieties of wheat in USA, mexico, UK, and india; and the spread of these varieties that is commonly referred to as the green revolution.

he writes: "Between 1945 and 1955 a series of events, studies, and conceptual syntheses created a climate in the United States that saw plant breeding and all of the modern agricultural sciences as a critically important adjunct in the battle between capitalist freedom and the tyranny of communism."

he spells out the theory that they were operating under: "The American intellectual and political climate from 1945 to 1955 was critically shaped by the development of the cold war, a part of which included a theory that purported to link causally overpopulation, resource exhaustion, hunger, political instability, communist insurrection, and danger to vital American interests. As a convenient shorthand, the theory can be called the population-national security theory (PNST)." 🤯

i read that and i was like "yesssssss this is it".

he even made a nice little graphic (see below).

i've been reading a lot of primary sources, and PNST thinking was in a lot of them, but having a historian lay it out so clearly and succinctly is soooo helpful.

additionally, i found the full text of a speech by allen dulles (head of the CIA at the time) on "the communist challenge to free government." it's a rich example of the kind of paranoid thinking that was happening at the top of the US political structure at the time. in the speech, he asserts that communists are everywhere, trying to turn the various recently-decolonized peoples toward communism...soviets put out propaganda on the radio, via printed materials, and *secretly* via various unions and international associations, and via the world peace council.

he writes that communism is (of course) not very enticing to those of us in the free world, because of our material plenty and our forefathers' commitment to liberty or whatever. BUT, to a subject of a newly-decolonized nation, who is hungry and desperately trying to catch up to the modern world, communism is very appealing (supposedly). 🙄

the whole speech really helped me get inside the thinking that i think perkins would describe as PNST. i don't know if any quotes from the dulles speech will make it into the zine (if i have room, hopefully!), but it's still a really helpful primary source (i like a good primary source).

if you want to read the text of the dulles speech, it's available here: archive.org/details/cia-readingroom-document-cia-rdp62s00545a000100090040-3

as a bonus, i've included the cover of a publication called "man, land, and food", from USDA in 1963. yes, it shows a rough graphic of a naked black person holding up an empty bowl, with a graphic of the globe behind them. so yea, that's where these guys were at. they saw the recently decolonized peoples as a sort of undifferentiated mass of hungry mouths. extremely dehumanizing.

#USHistory #research #GreenRevolution #agriculture #ColdWar #AgriculturalScience #USPol #history #decolonization #wheat #wip

update on my WIP mega-zine about industrial ag:

i think i've had a good breakthrough in my research on the green revolution.

the book is called "Geopolitics and the Green Revolution: Wheat, Genes, and the Cold War" by john h. perkins.

he covers the scientific development of the dwarf varieties of wheat in USA, mexico, UK, and india; and the spread of these varieties that is commonly referred to as the green revolution.

he writes: "Between 1945 and 1955 a series of events, studies, and conceptual syntheses created a climate in the United States that saw plant breeding and all of the modern agricultural sciences as a critically important adjunct in the battle between capitalist freedom and the tyranny of communism."

he spells out the theory that they were operating under: "The American intellectual and political climate from 1945 to 1955 was critically shaped by the development of the cold war, a part of which included a theory that purported to link causally overpopulation, resource exhaustion, hunger, political instability, communist insurrection, and danger to vital American interests. As a convenient shorthand, the theory can be called the population-national security theory (PNST)." 🤯

i read that and i was like "yesssssss this is it".

he even made a nice little graphic (see below).

i've been reading a lot of primary sources, and PNST thinking was in a lot of them, but having a historian lay it out so clearly and succinctly is soooo helpful.

additionally, i found the full text of a speech by allen dulles (head of the CIA at the time) on "the communist challenge to free government." it's a rich example of the kind of paranoid thinking that was happening at the top of the US political structure at the time. in the speech, he asserts that communists are everywhere, trying to turn the various recently-decolonized peoples toward communism...soviets put out propaganda on the radio, via printed materials, and *secretly* via various unions and international associations, and via the world peace council.

he writes that communism is (of course) not very enticing to those of us in the free world, because of our material plenty and our forefathers' commitment to liberty or whatever. BUT, to a subject of a newly-decolonized nation, who is hungry and desperately trying to catch up to the modern world, communism is very appealing (supposedly). 🙄

the whole speech really helped me get inside the thinking that i think perkins would describe as PNST. i don't know if any quotes from the dulles speech will make it into the zine (if i have room, hopefully!), but it's still a really helpful primary source (i like a good primary source).

if you want to read the text of the dulles speech, it's available here: archive.org/details/cia-readingroom-document-cia-rdp62s00545a000100090040-3

as a bonus, i've included the cover of a publication called "man, land, and food", from USDA in 1963. yes, it shows a rough graphic of a naked black person holding up an empty bowl, with a graphic of the globe behind them. so yea, that's where these guys were at. they saw the recently decolonized peoples as a sort of undifferentiated mass of hungry mouths. extremely dehumanizing.

#USHistory #research #GreenRevolution #agriculture #ColdWar #AgriculturalScience #USPol #history #decolonization #wheat #wip

update on my WIP mega-zine about industrial ag:

i think i've had a good breakthrough in my research on the green revolution.

the book is called "Geopolitics and the Green Revolution: Wheat, Genes, and the Cold War" by john h. perkins.

he covers the scientific development of the dwarf varieties of wheat in USA, mexico, UK, and india; and the spread of these varieties that is commonly referred to as the green revolution.

he writes: "Between 1945 and 1955 a series of events, studies, and conceptual syntheses created a climate in the United States that saw plant breeding and all of the modern agricultural sciences as a critically important adjunct in the battle between capitalist freedom and the tyranny of communism."

he spells out the theory that they were operating under: "The American intellectual and political climate from 1945 to 1955 was critically shaped by the development of the cold war, a part of which included a theory that purported to link causally overpopulation, resource exhaustion, hunger, political instability, communist insurrection, and danger to vital American interests. As a convenient shorthand, the theory can be called the population-national security theory (PNST)." 🤯

i read that and i was like "yesssssss this is it".

he even made a nice little graphic (see below).

i've been reading a lot of primary sources, and PNST thinking was in a lot of them, but having a historian lay it out so clearly and succinctly is soooo helpful.

additionally, i found the full text of a speech by allen dulles (head of the CIA at the time) on "the communist challenge to free government." it's a rich example of the kind of paranoid thinking that was happening at the top of the US political structure at the time. in the speech, he asserts that communists are everywhere, trying to turn the various recently-decolonized peoples toward communism...soviets put out propaganda on the radio, via printed materials, and *secretly* via various unions and international associations, and via the world peace council.

he writes that communism is (of course) not very enticing to those of us in the free world, because of our material plenty and our forefathers' commitment to liberty or whatever. BUT, to a subject of a newly-decolonized nation, who is hungry and desperately trying to catch up to the modern world, communism is very appealing (supposedly). 🙄

the whole speech really helped me get inside the thinking that i think perkins would describe as PNST. i don't know if any quotes from the dulles speech will make it into the zine (if i have room, hopefully!), but it's still a really helpful primary source (i like a good primary source).

if you want to read the text of the dulles speech, it's available here: archive.org/details/cia-readingroom-document-cia-rdp62s00545a000100090040-3

as a bonus, i've included the cover of a publication called "man, land, and food", from USDA in 1963. yes, it shows a rough graphic of a naked black person holding up an empty bowl, with a graphic of the globe behind them. so yea, that's where these guys were at. they saw the recently decolonized peoples as a sort of undifferentiated mass of hungry mouths. extremely dehumanizing.

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