The Wichita Eagle (Kansas) By Robert Langreth and Duane D. Stanford A growing body of medical research at leading universities and government laboratories suggests that processed foods and sugary drinks aren’t simply unhealthy. They can hijack the brain in ways that resemble addictions to cocaine, nicotine and other drugs. “The data is so overwhelming the… Read more »
Action Alert: Protect Organics from Synthetic Additives and Factory Farms
[This Action Alert is Over] Sign and Mail Your Proxy Letter Protect Organics from Synthetic Additives and Factory Farms Please take a moment to print, sign and mail the proxy letter today! The organic label was founded on the idea that food should be produced in concert with nature, without dangerous chemicals and synthetic ingredients…. Read more »
Supreme Court Tackles Conflicting Federal, State Laws on Animal Treatment
All Headline News Reporter: Tom Ramstack The Supreme Court’s justices seemed ready to overturn a California law intended to protect livestock from abuse after arguments by lawyers Wednesday. The dispute focuses on whether pigs should be euthanized when they are sick or injured at factory farms or merely inspected to ensure their meat will not… Read more »
Resistance to Roundup is Increasing
Farmer’s Weekly Interactive by Louise Impey Weed resistance to glyphosate has increased fivefold since 2007 and is developing at a rate of one new weed species each year, William Reville of University College Cork told delegates at CropWorld. Ten weed species in the USA are now resistant to Roundup, he revealed, with a further 10… Read more »
Smuggled Honey Makes It To American Stores Under Cover Of ‘Ultra-Filtration’
The Huffington Post The next time you find yourself in the honey aisle of your grocery store, debating between a pricy premium, artisanal honey and the store-brand nectar contained in a plastic bear, you might want to think twice before choosing based on price. That’s because a searing investigation of the honey market by Food… Read more »
Digging America, One Farm at a Time
Want a cheap trip cross country? Work your way as seasonal farm help. Charlotte Observer By Audrey Waggoner A year ago I was finishing up my undergraduate degree in International Studies at the University of South Carolina and trying to figure out just what I was going to do next. So when my boyfriend, Nick… Read more »
Seventy–Eight Percent of U.S. Families Say They Purchase Organic Foods
Consumers vote with their dollars despite economic difficulty Organic Trade Association Contact: Barbara Haumann Brattleboro, VT (Nov. 2, 2011)—Seventy eight percent – more U.S. families than ever before – say they are choosing organic foods, according to a study published today by the Organic Trade Association (OTA). “In a time when the severity of the… Read more »
Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act Introduced in Congress
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition On Tuesday, November 1 Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1) and 35 original co-sponsors introduced the Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act (S. 1773, H.R. 3286), a comprehensive bill intended for inclusion in the 2012 Farm Bill. As the Senate and House Agriculture Committee leadership work to finalize… Read more »
Groups Sue U.S. Over GMO Crops in Wildlife Refuges
Lawsuit involves crops in eight Midwestern states. Fourth in a series of similar legal actions. Plaintiffs claim Roundup Ready crops hurt environment. Reuters By Carey Gillam (Reuters) – Environmental and food safety groups filed suit on Wednesday against the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, demanding it end the cultivation of genetically modified crops on Midwestern… Read more »
Future Friendly Farming: Report Highlights Cost-Effective Strategies…
Report highlights cost-effective strategies to protect wildlife habitat and save taxpayers, farmers and consumers money National Wildlife Federation Mékell Mikell American farmers provide food, fuel and fiber for a growing nation. In the face of challenges including tight budgets, increasing threats to natural systems, climate change and extreme weather, farmers can implement strategies that assure… Read more »
