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January 16, 2013

Insecticide ‘Unacceptable’ Danger to Bees, Report Finds

The Guardian By Damian Carrington Campaigners say the conclusion by the European Food Safety Authority is a ‘death knell’ for neonicotinoid pesticides The world’s most ...

January 14, 2013

Scientist Raises Concerns About GM Crops and Glyphosate

The Western Producer Posted by Brenda Frick Future historians may well look back and write about our time …. about how willing we are to ...

January 10, 2013

Whole Foods Film Shows Organic Dairy Farmers Gambling on Entrepreneurialism

‘Betting The Farm’ featured in this month’s Do Something Reel Film Festival Sustainable Food News Whole Foods Market, Inc., the world’s largest retailer of organic ...

January 9, 2013

Obama’s Science Commitment, FDA Face Ethics Scrutiny in Wake of GMO Salmon Fiasco

Forbes Jon Entine, Contributor Will the President’s Office of Science and Technology Policy’s John Holdren investigate the White House after violations of the Executive Office ...

January 7, 2013

Family Farmers to Travel to Washington, D.C. to Take on Monsanto

For Immediate Release Contact: Jim Gerritsen (207) 429-9765 Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association Farmers to Attend January 10th US Court of Appeals Oral Argument ...

January 4, 2013

GMO Food-Labels Measure to Be Filed

The Seattle Times By Melissa Allison A legislative initiative that would require food companies to label products containing genetically modified organisms is set to be ...

January 2, 2013

Consumers Union Says FDA Assessment of GE Salmon is Flawed and Inadequate

Consumers Union Yonkers, NY — Consumers Union, the advocacy and policy arm of Consumer Reports, criticized the Environmental Assessment (EA) of the Aquabounty genetically engineered ...

December 31, 2012

Maine Farmers Tap Technology to Grow Organic Mushroom Business

BDN Maine Business By Lori Valigra, Mainebiz SPRINGVALE, Maine — A new type of clean room, complete with employees wearing protective bunny suits, is situated ...

December 27, 2012

 Growing Organic Potatoes is More Work But Has More Worth

Merced Sun Star (CA) By Joshua Emerson Smith When Antonio Vieira Thomas proposed to sell his sweet potato business in 1977 to his nephew Manuel, ...

December 26, 2012

Five Importing Nations Ban Beef from Brazil Over Mad Cow

Food Safety News Five counties – not including the United States — have now banned Brazilian beef entirely as a precaution after the country’s handling ...

December 21, 2012

FDA: Genetically Engineered Fish Would Not Harm Nature

USA Today WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health regulators say a genetically engineered salmon that grows twice as fast as normal is unlikely to harm the ...

December 17, 2012

Evrett Lunquist, Organic Inspection, Libel and USDA Culpability

Corporate Crime Reporter Let’s say you are an organic farm inspector. And you file what you think is a confidential complaint with the National Organic ...