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March 23, 2012

FDA Must Act to Remove Antibiotics From Animal Feed: Judge

Reuters New York – A federal judge on Thursday ordered regulators to start proceedings to withdraw approval for the use of common antibiotics in animal ...

March 22, 2012

Got Omega-3? Not So Much

USA Today By Kim Painter Getting plenty of heart-healthy omega-3 fats used to mean eating fish or taking supplements. But grocery aisles these days are ...

March 22, 2012

Can Reforming the Farm Bill Help Change U.S. Agriculture?

Yale Environment 360 by Jim Robbins For decades, farm bills in the U.S. Congress have supported large-scale agriculture. But with the 2012 Farm Bill now ...

March 19, 2012

Dairy Farmers Increasingly Taking Advantage of Cross-Breeding

Farmers Guardian By Chloe Palmer Cross-breeding has become something of a trend in the dairy industry. But what does it involve and what is the ...

March 19, 2012

Changes to Chicken Inspections Pose Threat to Quality Control, Public Safety, Union Says

Let Them Eat Chicken . com (this link no longer available) On January 27, 2012, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) proposed a new ...

March 15, 2012

GMO Drought-Tolerant Corn Over-Promises: Plant Scientist

Reuters By Carey Gillam CHICAGO (Reuters) – Utilizing biotech “drought-tolerant” corn to boost global food production would be a less-effective tactic than planting conventional corn ...

March 14, 2012

Monsanto’s Roundup Ready Crops Tied to Butterfly Decline

Triple Pundit By RP Siegel The great American satirist, H.L. Mencken once said, “For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat, ...

March 14, 2012

CSA Owner Says Organic Farming Was in Her Blood

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel By Jan Uebelherr Mary Ann Ihm grew up on a farm in Grant County, became a teacher, but couldn’t shake one dream. ...

March 12, 2012

A Way to Sprout New Farmers

The Chronicle Herald – Nova Scotia, Canada By BILL SPURR Features Writer Program offers apprentices a chance to try their hand at growing organic Quickly ...

March 10, 2012

Farmers Face Tough Choice On Ways To Fight New Strains Of Weeds

NPR by Dan Charles Listen to the audio story. OK, so this story is about weeds and weedkillers, neither of which is ever the hero ...

March 8, 2012

New Mexico State University Corn Researcher Developing Improved Varieties for Organic Farmers

Soyatech Jay Rodman Targeted News Service — LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Richard Pratt is standing in a field at New Mexico State University’s Leyendecker Plant ...

March 5, 2012

Monsanto Is a Lobbying Powerhouse

Food Safety News by Dan Flynn Monsanto was not on mailing list used by U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter to ask food businesses about their policies ...