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Category: Livestock

Posted on November 30, 2009November 2, 2017

Round ’em up

Cattle rustling is rampant in Northern Ireland, ((Thanks to Danny for the tip.)) Uganda and the US. Is it the economic downturn, or did it never go away?

Posted on November 27, 2009November 27, 2009

Nibbles: Climate change edition

  • Climate change good for wild boar. And bores?
  • Climate change good for English wine makers.
  • Climate change bad for Africa. Already.
  • Climate change bad for Nenets and their reindeer. Already.
  • Organic farming will solve climate change.
  • Ecotourism will solve climate change.
  • China going crazy for garlic. Because of climate change? Nope, swine flu.
Posted on November 25, 2009November 25, 2009

Nibbles: Mutton, Vegetaballs, Orchids

  • Why real farming needs great cooking. Upland mutton? I’d eat that.
  • Down-your-throat vegetarianism. Justine bouche? I’d eat that.
  • Orchid cuisine in Bhutan. Olachotho? I’d eat that.
Posted on November 20, 2009November 20, 2009

Nibbles: Bison, GMOs, Maize map, Snails, Fruit bat market, News

  • Buffalo on California’s Santa Catalina island being sterilized. In other news, there are buffaloes on Santa Catalina island.
  • GMO hotspots deconstructed. Zzzzz.
  • Maize genome mapped. Zzzzz.
  • Nigerian nutritionist pushes slimy micro-livestock. France surrenders.
  • How to shop for fruit bats.
  • New newsletter from Nepalese NGO. Li-Bird, where is it on your site?
Posted on November 19, 2009November 19, 2009

Nibbles: Old goat, Ethiopian sorghum

  • Reptile-like Balearic goat.
  • Sorghum diversity hotspots identified in Ethiopia.

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Fresh Nibbles

    1. What’s wrong with supermarkets.
    2. Cate Blanchett on the Millennium Seed Bank. Attitude to supermarkets unknown.
    3. Access & Benefit Sharing 101. Cate Blanchett unavailable for comment.
    4. Experts weigh in on how we should change how we eat. Nobody but Cate Blanchett will listen, but supermarkets and seeds feature, for what it’s worth.
    5. How they ate in the Middle Ages without supermarkets. Or at least harvested.
    6. After we’re done with medieval haymaking, let’s bring back the aurochs too. And put it in a supermarket?
    7. Yeah but what is a breed anyway? Or an aurochs, for that matter.

    Published on September 9, 2025

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