Op-Ed: Keystone XL — Getting to the Heart(land) of the Matter admin March 7, 2013 Columns, Op-Eds, Opinions No Comments Those of you who know me (and probably many who do not, considering my propensity to parade about in Husker apparel) know that I am from Nebraska. Go ahead; smirk a little bit about that…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 6, 2013 FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Carol LeResche, WORC member, 307-758-4391; Liz Moran, WORC Regional Organizer, 406-252-9672; Judith McGeary, Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance, 254-697-2661; Mark Kastel, The Cornucopia Institute, kastel; and Alexis Baden-Mayer, Organic Consumers Association, alexis Family farmers, organizations ask FDA for more time to analyze new food safety…
Jim Hightower | In Battling Monsanto’s Greed, Tenacity Matters Jim Hightower, JimHightower.com Hightower writes: "Any remake of the 1950s movie ‘The Bad Seed,’ should cast Monsanto in the title role. This biotech behemoth has a monopolistic grip on the creation and sale of Frankenseeds." READ MORE
U.S.D.A. May Approve Horse Slaughter Plant Sally Ryan for The New York Times Some horse auctions, like this one in Shipshewana, Ind., also deal in animals destined for slaughter in Canada and Mexico. By STEPHANIE STROM Published: March 01, 2013 The United States Department of Agriculture is likely to approve a horse slaughtering plant in…
Dreams of gas riches fading for NY landowners By MARY ESCH | Associated Press – Tue, Feb 26, 2013 Associated Press/Mike Groll – David Johnson poses in front of a Johnny Appleseed mural at his family’s Apple Hills Farm on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, in Chenango, N.Y. Johnson, who has a 30-acre pick-your-own apple farm…
Too Much Power in Too Few Hands: Food Giants Take Over the Industry Small producers face poverty as ever more commodities are controlled by a coterie of multinationals Monday, 25 February 2013 09:23 ‘As you sip your morning coffee or tea, accompanied perhaps by a chocolate biscuit, or a banana for the more health-conscious, think…