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November 12, 2011

Junk Food Can Hijack Brain Like Drugs Do, Experts Say

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 ...

November 9, 2011

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 ...

November 9, 2011

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 ...

November 7, 2011

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 ...

November 7, 2011

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 ...

November 3, 2011

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 ...

November 3, 2011

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, ...

November 2, 2011

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 ...

October 31, 2011

Consumers Win the Right to Know About Their Food

State of Ohio dropping regulation in face of organic community pressure PRNewswire-USNewswire WASHINGTON — The State of Ohio today agreed that it will no longer ...

October 31, 2011

Rep. Blumenauer Proposes Shift in Farm Programs Away From Large Agri-Businesses

The Hill (link no longer available) By Pete Kasperowicz Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) on Wednesday introduced a broad proposal to revamp the farm bill next ...

October 29, 2011

Organic Farming: Going Against the Grains

Native Iowan returns to buck trend in organic farming by going big The Des Moines Register (link no longer available) Written by DAN PILLER Harn ...

October 29, 2011

Food Companies Petitioned to Ban New Monsanto GMO Corn

Reuters By Carey Gillam Opponents of Monsanto’s new genetically modified sweet corn are petitioning national food retailers and processors to ban the biotech corn, which ...