Land Prices to Rise Again in 2011; Case Building for Downward Pressure Later The Progressive Farmer By Linda H. Smith, DTN Markets Editor OMAHA (DTN) ...
USDA – Economic Research Service Overview U.S. farmers have adopted genetically engineered (GE) crops widely since their commercial introduction in 1996, notwithstanding uncertainty about consumer ...
The Calgary Herald From Herald News Services SCIENCE . An herbicide tolerant Kentucky bluegrass engineered by Scotts Miracle-Gro is not covered by U.S. biotechnology rules ...
Antibiotic use may have driven the development of Europe’s deadly E. coli. Nature.com by Marian Turner Women, beansprouts, cucumbers, bacteria, cows: the cast of the ...
LOCAL FIELD ORGANIZER WASHINGTON DC METRO AREA Duration: 6-12 months Application deadline: August 5, 2011 The Executive of Montgomery County, Maryland is proposing to replace ...
Chicago Financial Times By Hal Weitzman Monsanto, the world’s biggest seedmaker by revenue, is being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission over its use ...
San Francisco Chronicle An environmental group is suing Kiss My Face and about two dozen other cosmetic companies on accusations that they falsely label products ...
Pesticide Action Network Many U.S. residents carry toxic pesticides in their bodies at levels above what the government says are “acceptable.” The Pesticide Action Network ...
Huffington Post By Lucia Graves WASHINGTON — Industry regulators have known for years that Roundup, the world’s best-selling herbicide produced by U.S. company Monsanto, causes ...
Flint River Farm is one of more than 200 urban gardeners partnering with the Edible Flint co-op The Flint Journal By Sarah Schuch FLINT, Michigan ...
Bloomberg By Allison Connolly The rate of new cases of E. coli slowed in Germany as officials struggled to pinpoint the cause of the world’s ...
Dairy farmer, partnering with Rodale, is transitioning his herd to an organic operation. THE MORNING CALL By Arlene Martínez James Burkholder’s dairy cows had never ...