by Mike Amaranthus and Bruce Allyn | June 11, 2013 The microbial community in the ground is as important as the one in our guts. We have been hearing a lot recently about a revolution in the way we think about human health — how it is inextricably linked to the health of microbes in…
by Deena Shanker | July 19, 2018 After recent statements from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb about what makes “milk,” both dairy and its plant-based opponents see a win. Can you call it “milk” if it didn’t come from a mammalian breast? That’s a question the Food and Drug Administration plans to take up soon, according…
Aug 14, 2017 Researchers, on a mission for fewer manure lagoon emissions, studied biochar as nutrient-absorbing lagoon cover. Manure, as has been widely observed, happens. And it happens in considerable quantity on most farms, ranches and feedyards. Indeed, manure is a reality in the cattle business, but it is not without its benefits. It can…
by Jessica McKenzie | July 19th, 2018 Foodies interested in the provenance of their groceries may have to give up something in return: their privacy. The “internet of everything” (IoE) is coming to a grocery store near you. With a tap of your phone, you’ll be able to find out where your heritage pork was…
by Sustainable Pulse | Dec 3 2015 Russian President Vladimir Putin has told the Russian Parliament that Russia should become the world’s largest supplier of organic foods, in a message released to the media on Thursday. “Not only can we ourselves eat it, but also taking into account our land and water – which is…
by Tom Ramstack, The Gazette | July 16, 2018 Republicans like Tipton say farmers and ranchers would protect the property, reducing fire threats and helping to protect nature. Typically, they remove invasive weeds and build stock ponds that could be used by wildlife, he said. “Some of the best custodians for public lands happen to…
More than a neighborhood problem, this scene is for real and the corporate interest will grow their business. This is what no regulations, no restrictions in todays world of the " the Pruitt " Our Oklahoma State agencies will just rollover and make excuses for their responsibilities to protect the land and water. Please recall…
by Ben Stockton, Madlen Davies and Andrew Wasley | June 19 2018 Antibiotic use on farms is a major cause of human drug resistance. Yet slick social media campaigns – funded by the multi-billion-dollar industry – are confusing and complicating the issue Slick industry PR campaigns about antibiotics in food are muddying the water around…
by Julene Bair | July 12, 2018 I love the wide-open, top-of-the-world feeling I get whenever I’m on the Great Plains. Last month, I was able to relish that feeling once again. After flying into Bismarck, North Dakota, I drove out to Gabe Brown’s 5,000-acre ranch and farm. Gabe showed me to a chair on…