China considering allowing Peasants to sell rights to Farmland

Due to the current Chinese Milk Scandal, Chinese leaders are considering allowing peasants the right to buy or sell land-use rights for the first time, which could allow farmers to move more firmly into the market economy.The new policy will be discussed this weekend by...

Archaeologists find remains of Washington's boyhood home

"From Eric Marrapodi CNN Washington Bureau FREDERICKSBURG, Virginia (CNN) -- After nearly three years of excavation, archaeologists have confirmed the discovery of the site of George Washington's boyhood home near the banks of the Rappahannock...

Outcry at plan to build biofuel plant

"PLANS to build a plant which would transform waste food into fertiliser and enough power for 1,500 houses every year have been met with strong opposition. Biogen UK Limited, of Milton Keynes, wants to build a plant on farmland to the south of Rushden, Northamptonshire, UK....

Floods swamp farmland and roads

"Flooding has caused more problems for farmers and drivers in southern Derbyshire, England. There are warnings in place on the River Trent between  Yoxall, Burton-on-trent, Staffordshire and Clay Mills, and at  Cavendish Bridge, Shardlow, Derby. Farmland near...

China Becomes "Business Angel" as Crop Traders Tighten Grip on Brazil

This story from the NYT is quite interesting, as it shows how China's enormous appetite for every imaginable natural resource will change the way the world trades:"China’s global scramble for natural resources is leading to a transformation of agricultural trading around...