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Weekly Wrap: 7/2/15

The UC Food Observer chooses a handful of important stories for you to read as you finish your work week. Typically, we provide this on Fridays, but we’ll be off …

Essay: GM wheat trial fails … but science wins

About five years ago, a team of scientists at Rothamsted Research (located in England) “began breeding wheat that could be grown using fewer pesticides.” Their ultimate goal? To engineer “the wheat …

“The Gluten Enigma,” unraveled

Samuel Fromartz (@fromartz) of Eating Well tackles gluten. Absolutely, definitely worth a read. This was produced by @FERNnews, where Fromartz serves as editor-in-chief. FERNnews is a non-profit investigative journalism effort …

Heritage wheat makes small revival in California

In Tehachapi, a small California community tucked away in southeastern Kern County, a young farmer named Jon Hammond is reviving a family tradition of growing wheat. He’s working closely with …