Farmer Internet use in the USA doubled in the past 2 years. It's mainly for the scientific community. Here's a tractor design you haven't seen before. Weird but interesting. Hungry people are unhappy people.
Unhappy people have an unfortunate habit of sharing their unhappiness.
When the unhappy people total over a billion and are all concentrated in one nation, perhaps the rest of us need to take notice. This site is a well laid out analysis of the situation in China and includes many fascinating facts, figures, and maps. Genetic Pitfalls GMO bashing seems to be all the rage at the moment. Much of the concern is emotional and stirred up though mis-information. Clearly, however, not all concerns are baseless.