The Sinister Monsanto Group: ‘Agent Orange’ to Genetically Modified Corn In the global fight against genetic engineering, the US group draws on dubious methods, strange helpers – and the power of Washington. Critics of the group feel they are being spied upon. The US group Monsanto is a giant in the agriculture business: and number…
Are Antibiotics On The Farm Risky Business? by Daniel Charles July 11, 2013 5:51 PM You’ve probably seen the labels on meat in the store: "Raised without antibiotics." They’re a selling point for people who don’t like how many drugs are used on chickens, turkey, hogs and beef cattle. , as well as prominent ,…
The Taste of Irish Austerity Is Horsemeat The story behind the scandal of equine-tainted beef in the E.U. July 8, 2013 Willy Blackmore Brad Pitt played an Irish Traveler in the 2000 film ‘Snatch.’ Diets change in times of strife. Scraps that might be tossed away in less frugal days are looked upon as a…
US Military Tracks GMO Campaigners and Independent Scientists (English Exclusive) July 13, 2013 in Sustainable Agriculture, by Admin Share with The largest German daily newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung has today published a shocking article that reveals how Monsanto, the US Military and the US government track both anti-GMO Campaigners and Independent Scientists who study the dangers…
For immediate release: July 10, 2013 For more information, contact: Mabel Dobbs, 208-549-3433; Liz Moran, WORC Regional Organizer, 406-252-9672; or Kevin Dowling, Communications Director, 406-252-9672 WORC statement on NCBA lawsuit filed against USDA for new Country-of-Origin Labeling rules Billings, Mont. – Rancher Mabel Dobbs, Chair of Western Organization of Resource Councils’ (WORC) Ag and Food…
USDA remains ‘confident’ in meat labeling law By TIM HEARDEN Capital Press Posted: Thursday, July 11, 2013 9:56 AM The U.S. Department of Agriculture remains "confident" in its meat-labeling law even as eight meat and livestock groups from the United States have filed a lawsuit to block it, an agency spokeswoman said. The suit by…
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/rogue-state-how-far-right-fanatics-hijacked-kansas-20130612?print=true Rogue State: How Far-Right Fanatics Hijacked Kansas Gun nuts, anti-abortion zealots and free-market cultists are leading the state to the brink of disaster by Mark Binelli JUNE 12, 2013 (MORE)
Groups Urge Rejection of Shuanghui’s Acquisition of Smithfield Foods Washington, D.C. – In preparation for today’s Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on the proposal by Chinese-owned Shuanghui International Holdings, Ltd. (Shuanghui) to purchase U.S.-owned Smithfield foods (Smithfield), R-CALF USA and 16 farm, consumer and trade groups sent a comprehensive, 12-page letter to 9 of President Obama’s…
Bloomberg Businessweek U.S. Cattle Ranchers Endure More Drought, Rising Feed Prices By Peter S. Green Brown shoots of a fast-growing weed stretch across the high-plains pasture of Gerald Schreiber’s 5,000-acre cattle ranch, located near a crossroads named Last Chance, Colo. A half-inch of rain the night before was the first Schreiber had seen in two…
The aging American farmer: Who will work the land next? July 9 By GRANT GERLOCK Harvest Public Media The American farmer is graying in the center. Bob Hawthorn, 84, still works his 2,000-acre farm in the Loess Hills of western Iowa. These stories are part of “Changing Lands, Changing Hands,” a five-part radio series and…