FOCUS | Monsanto Protection Act Proves Corporations More Powerful Than Government Anthony Gucciardi, Natural Society Gucciardi writes: "Monsanto lobbyists have gone as far as to generate legislative inclusions into a new bill that puts Monsanto above the federal government." READ MORE
Birds, bees, and aquatic life threatened by gross underestimate of toxicity of world’s most widely used pesticide A single corn kernel coated with a neonicotinoid can kill a songbird. Photo courtesy of USFWS American Bird Conservancy calls for ban on neonicotinoids March 2013. As part of a study on impacts from the world’s most widely…
SD Law School event explores ag antitrust concerns Tri-State Neighbor photo by Bruce Falk Washington, D.C., lawyer Milton Marquis makes a point about antitrust law March 15 during the USD Law Review 2013 Symposium. Other panelists are, from left, David Balto, Diana Moss, Bill Bullard and Professor Thomas Horton of USD Law School, who served…
A FOOD CHAIN RADIO RELEASE FROM METROFARM.COM Former Monsanto exective Michael Taylor is now the nation’s Food Safety Czar. His 1,200 pages of new food safety rules lead us to ask… What is safe food? This Saturday at 9am Pacific, the Food Chain Radio show with Michael Olson hosts Judith McGeary, Executive Director of Farm…
GMO noose. (photo: Natural Society) Monsanto’s Death Grip on Your Food By Randall Amster, Occupy Monsanto 20 March 13 onsanto’s near-monopoly gives the company the right to control access to a staple food item that is found in a wide range of consumer products. Monsanto has yet another case pending in the court system, this…
Senators Fund Meat Inspectors Amendment Ensures USDA Won’t Furlough Inspectors Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor Wed Mar 20, 2013 03:49 PM CDT WASHINGTON (DTN) — The Senate voted Wednesday to provide extra funds for USDA to avoid furloughing meat inspectors as senators began wrapping up debate on a bill to fund the federal budget…
Larger Questions Bowman v. Monsanto – Not a matter of “Big versus small” “Michigan Farm News” is a publication of the Michigan Farm Bureau. In its 15 March 2013 issue Mr. Paul W. Jackson published an editorial article titled, “Big versus small at core of Supreme Court case” referring to Bowman v. Monsanto. The case…
As Crop Prices Surge, Investment Firms and Farmers Vie for Land Daniel Acker for The New York Times A farmland auction in Buckley, Ill., this month. In neighboring Iowa, farm prices have nearly doubled since 2009. By JULIE CRESWELL Published: March 18, 2013 From the potato fields of Michigan to the high prairies of Kansas,…
From Berkeley to Boston: Coming Together Around Freedom, Fairness and Food Submitted by:Mike Callicrate Written on:March 16, 2013 By Mike Callicrate & Fred Stokes Eating is one thing we all have in common. And, to millions of us, what we eat, how it’s produced, and where if comes from is important. OCM has worked for…
The Whole Story Behind Whole Foods’ Big Announcement That’s Shaking up the Food World Ronnie Cummins, Katherine Paul, AlterNet While the grocery chain has good news, let’s take a look at what led up to the announcement, and where the plan falls short. READ MORE»