SciFri Radio: General Agriculture

SciFri Radio: Giant Pumpkin, But Forget About Pie
Robert Sabin grew a 1000-pound pumpkin in his Long Island backyard.

SciFri Radio: Managing Forests To Manage Wildfires
Scientists discuss how to control the fires that have shaped and scarred the Southwest.

SciFri Radio: Feeding A Hotter, More Crowded Planet
Climate change may transform how and where farmers grow the food to feed rising numbers of mouths.

SciFri Radio: Time To Stop Picking on Weeds and Non-Natives?
Many weeds and non-native species are actually beneficial to humans--and the environment.

SciFri Radio: Researchers Make A Stink To Fight Mosquitoes
Researchers are using new smells to confuse hungry mosquitoes and keep them from making meals of us.

SciFri Radio: Diseases of the Garden
A fungus that targets basil plants, and other scourges of the summertime garden.

SciFri Radio: Bees and Beekeeping
Spring is in the air - and with flowers in bloom, bees can't be far behind. We'll talk about bees and beekeeping, and get an update on the health...

SciFri Radio: Sizing Up Sustainable Food
What does it mean to eat sustainably?

SciFri Radio: The Cheese Chronicles
Author and cheese expert Liz Thorpe explains the science of cheesemaking.

SciFri Radio: Warming Temperatures Hurt Western Trees
Warming temperatures may have led to dying trees in the western US, researchers say.

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Newsbrief: Lousey Death
Pink salmon populations are careening towards collapse--but this time fishing isn't the cause.