Farmers Markets: Transparency is Our Model

Civil Eats By Stacy Miller of the Farmers Market Coalition On October 15th, the trade publication The Packer reported on an issue of growing concern for farmers market vendors and shoppers: grocery chains are copy-catting farmers markets by using “farmers market” signs outside of their stores. The Wall Street Journal had previously reported on the […]

Conventional vs. Organic: An Ag Secretary Race to Watch

The Atlantic By Joe Fassler In Iowa, the race for Secretary of Agriculture has started attracting national attention. Two starkly different candidates are in a dead heat for the traditionally low-profile post, and the winner will be a bellwether of our national attitudes towards food and agricultural policy. The incumbent is Bill Northey, an establishment […]

Monsanto Paying Farmers to Increase Herbicide Use

The Des Moines Register Posted By Philip Brasher Monsanto Co. is paying farmers to increase the number of herbicides they’re using. The rebate program is designed to prevent more acreage from getting infested with weeds that are resistant to one particularly popular herbicide, Roundup. Monsanto announced today that it’s offering herbicide rebates for the first […]

The Costs of Cheap Meat

The Chicago Tribune By Monica Eng, Tribune reporter Critics of factory farms say we pay a high price for low-cost food If you adjust for inflation and income, Americans have never spent less on food than they have in recent years. And yet many feel we’ve also never paid such a high price. U.S. Department […]

Video: Scrambled Eggs

Separating factory farm egg production from authentic organic agriculture. A report by The Cornucopia Institute.