The following is an op-ed by Michael Stumo, CEO of CPA, that appeared in The Hill. The New Zealand Trade Minister Tim Groser said, last weekend, that everyone was swallowing “dead rats” to get the Trans-Pacific Partnership done. As details come out, the economic rationale for the deal fades. Negotiators seem to have reached a…
Farm and Food File for the week beginning Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015 Free trade’s cheap talk By Alan Guebert Most U.S. farm and commodity groups aren’t clear on the exact elements of the just agreed-upon Trans-Pacific Partnership. That lack of understanding, though, hasn’t stopped any from praising this “new, high-standard trade agreement that levels the…
Ralph Nader. (photo: Guardian UK) Monsanto vs. Freedom of Information Act By Ralph Nader, EcoWatch 07 October 15 ext year, the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) will celebrate its 50th anniversary as one of the finest laws our Congress has ever passed. It is a vital investigative tool for exposing government and corporate wrongdoing….
Review: Mark Bittman’s ‘Bone to Pick’ By Leah Douglas August 18, 2015 The New York Times’ food writer’s naïve and condescending analysis of U.S. food policy is a recipe for disaster. Enshrining consumer choice as the prime mover in the food debate ignores the massive influence of corporate consolidation. Though he first entered the public…
Local View: No excuse for livestock abuse By KEVIN FULTON The USDA’s Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center (MARC) and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) are now back in the spotlight with the release of the USDA Inspector General’s interim report on alleged animal abuse at the center. This documented abuse goes back some…
Cattle Producers Stand with Manufacturers and Workers to Oppose TPP Billings, Mont. – Recently, R-CALF USA helped formulate a 13-point trade strategy for any future trade agreement the United States may enter. Titled the "21st Century Trade Agreement Principles," the national trade strategy was completed under the auspices of the Coalition for a Prosperous America…