Australian ranchers shoot cattle due to lack of feed Cattle ranchers in Northern Australia have had to resort to shooting their cattle because they just can’t feed or sell them. The drought and the smaller live export trade has been blamed for the current conditions that cattle ranchers find themselves in. One of Australia’s largest…
THE GIFT OF SPRING By Tom Giessel The season of spring not only brings about a sense of renewal, but also underscores our responsibility as stewards of the Earth. Liturgically, we have moved through the season of Lent. We celebrated Easter the first Sunday, following the first full moon after equinox, as the days lengthen….
Everyone should be aware of ALEC. It has been promoting the corporate agendas since 1973! Be sure to scroll down for briefs on its principal issues, activities, funding and history. Paul rightwingwatch.org Paul M Barby thought you would like to see the rightwingwatch.org web site. American Legislative Exchange Council Founded in the early 1970s to…
Progressive Populist / By Margot Ford McMillen Look Out: Corporations Promote ‘Right to Farm’ If these resolutions passed, citizens would be asked to vote this dangerous language into our state constitution. Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com/ Andrey Burmakin May 9, 2013 Every year for the last six or eight, family farmers and small-town residents in Missouri have…
Livestock press reports range from concealment to obfuscation to engagement During the last week we ran across a number of articles that present different approaches by those in the livestock industry to the animal welfare issue: concealment, obfuscation, engagement. One of the articles concerned an arrest under the ag gag laws that we discussed in…
The US-EU trade deal could take Monsanto’s GM crops off the table A debate over food standards with the largest US trading partner could affect what Americans are eating for dinner Heidi Moore guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 15 May 2013 14.30 BST http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/may/15/us-eu-trade-deal-monsanto-crops As President Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron stood smiling for the cameras at…
See Beef’s Raw Edges: The Kansas City Star, in a yearlong investigation, found that the beef industry is increasingly relying on a mechanical process to tenderize meat, exposing Americans to higher risk of E. coli poisoning. Consumer Reports turns scope on mechanical tenderization By Tom Johnston on 5/14/2013 After probing antibiotic-resistant bacteria in meat and…
May 13, 2013 Action Alert from Nebraska Farmers Union! Many of you have at one time or another supported our efforts to get and keep clear and effective Country of Origin Labeling for U.S. food products. Thanks to all our efforts, COOL is now the law. That law was challenged by lawsuits from Mexico and…
FOCUS | Supreme Court Sides With Monsanto in Major Patent Case Richard Wolf, USA Today Wolf reports: "The Supreme Court usually isn’t friendly toward questionable patents, but it came down overwhelmingly on the side of agribusiness giant Monsanto." READ MORE
High court rules for Monsanto in patent case May 13, 2013 4:26 PM ET By By JESSE J. HOLLAND WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court said Monday that an Indiana farmer violated Monsanto Co.’s patents on soybean seeds resistant to its weed-killer by growing the beans without buying new seeds from the corporation. The justices…