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October 29, 2012

RPT – Consumers, Farmers Squeezed as Grain Giants Tighten Grip

* Importers fear grain market consolidation will raise prices * Farmers face less choice as grain majors bulk up * Some operational efficiency gains anticipated ...

October 29, 2012

U.S. Food Movement Seeks Election-year Vault to Political Force

Reuters By Charles Abbott (Reuters) – The U.S. food movement, which groups a kaleidoscope of causes from inner-city gardens to hunger prevention and no-biotech crops, ...

October 26, 2012

Grapegrower Report: Organic Practices Make the Difference

Napa Valley Register By Phil Coturri The days are becoming shorter and cooler, harvest is drawing to a close, and grapevines are shutting down for ...

October 23, 2012

Pesticides Put Bumblebee Colonies at Risk of Failure, Study Finds

Farming pesticides are also killing worker bumblebees, meaning colonies that are vital for plant pollination are more likely to fail The Guardian Reuters Pesticides used ...

October 22, 2012

Nature’s Path Founders Call for More Prop 37 Donations

Natural Foods Merchandiser By Christine Kapperman Through poetry, story and even song, Arran and Ratana Stephens shared the tale of Nature’s Path Foods— from prayer ...

October 17, 2012

Organic Farming Increases Soil Quality

Discovery News by Tim Wall To a chemist, organic means that a compound contains carbon. To a farmer, it means using non-synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. ...

October 17, 2012

Parsing of Data Led to Mixed Messages on Organic Food’s Value

The New York Times By KENNETH CHANG A team of scientists laboriously reviewed decades of research comparing organic fruits and vegetables with those grown the ...

October 16, 2012

Halving Food Losses Would Feed an Additional Billion People, Finnish Study Finds

ScienceDaily More efficient use of the food production chain and a decrease in the amount of food losses will dramatically help maintaining the planet’s natural ...

October 13, 2012

Passage of Proposition 37 Still Leading in CA but Negative Commercials Having Impact

Yes on 37 Stacy Malkan The new Pepperdine Poll shows Proposition 37 still leading in the polls but with a significant decline in support after ...

October 10, 2012

Vote for the Dinner Party

Is this the year that the food movement finally enters politics? The New York Times By MICHAEL POLLAN One of the more interesting things we ...

October 9, 2012

Monsanto Brings Its GMO War Path To The Supreme Court

NYU Local By Melissa Cronin The battle against Monsanto Company is gaining new ground, as the Supreme Court announced Friday that it would take a ...

October 3, 2012

The Science of Local Food

The New York Academy of Sciences Presented by Science & the City, the Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science, and New Amsterdam Market Overview The local ...