The Press Democrat by Derek Moore Credit: Steven Pavlov Gov. Jerry Brown signed a North Coast lawmaker’s bill banning the commercial production of genetically altered salmon. AB 504, authored by Assemblyman Wes Chesbro, D-Arcata, extends the prohibition of spawning or cultivating so-called “transgenic salmonids” in the Pacific Ocean to...
Prevention by Robyn O’Brien Credit: London Permaculture Dr. Don Huber was hit by a car last night. He is a whistle blower in the food world and someone I have had the honor of knowing. Dr. Huber is Professor Emeritus of Plant Pathology at Purdue University, a land grant...
Jeff Ritterman, M.D., member, Physicians for Social Responsibility, and former Chief of Cardiology at Kaiser Richmond Medical Center, CA, explores the link between fatal kidney disease among farmers in Central America, Sri Lanka and India and exposure to heavy metals and Monsanto’s RoundUp herbicide. Listen at http://www.prx.org/pieces/130714-food-sleuth-radio-jeff-ritterman-interview. And if...
The fashion industry is linked to the environmental devastation in the Central Asian inland sea – once the world’s fourth largest lake, the Aral sea ‘completely dried’ in August The Guardian by Tansy Hoskins The Aral Sea: The raised land to the left used to be the shore Image...
Ever dream of chucking it all for the simple life? Read this first. Modern Farmer by Jesse Hirsch Credit: John Carrel “Sorry — you’re low man on the totem pole.” With those words, farmer Eliza Winters dispatched me to the field. I was on rock duty — a tough...
The Washington Post by Josh Hicks Credit: Carrie Cizauskas The sale of antibiotics for livestock increased 16 percent from 2009 to 2012 in a trend that has troubling implications for resistance in humans, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA said in a recent annual report on the issue that nearly 70 percent of the antibiotics are...
Reuters by Tom Polansek Credit: Jeannette E. Spaghetti (Reuters) – Farmers from the biggest U.S. corn-growing states have sued Syngenta AG over sales of genetically modified corn seed not approved by China, joining global exporters in pursuing damages from the Swiss-based company. In coordinated lawsuits filed on Friday in federal courts in...
There is an Arab proverb that states, “When the king puts the poet on his payroll, he cuts off the tongue of the poet.” A recent New York Times article may have mistakenly led some to believe The Cornucopia Institute receives funding from “the king”—the federal government. Not true! Responding...
Cornucopia’s Aerial Photography Investigates Factory Farm Cheating by Will Fantle Chino Valley’s poultry operation in Texas is estimated to confine hundreds of thousands of laying hens in barns that appear to offer little, if any, outdoor access, as required by organic law. Cornucopia has captured hundreds of images of massive “organic”...
Aljazeera America by David Martin Credit: Gene Alexander, USDA NRCS As China and the U.S. wrangle over cyber espionage, an old-school spy ring was allegedly at work in Iowa’s cornfields When Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in Des Moines, Iowa, in February 2012, it was a triumphant return. He...
Consumer Reports by Niraj Chokshi Credit: iRex Advocates of labeling for genetically modified foods are getting some heavyweight support from Consumer Reports, the nonprofit known for its comprehensive product reviews. On Tuesday, the group and its policy arm Consumers Union began touting a pair of studies on consumer behavior and...
Dealing With Roundup Herbicide Drift This article first appeared in the newsletter of the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance. by Eric Herm Credit: USDA As an organic and non-GMO cotton farmer, I wake up each and every morning to an uneasy notion: We are surrounded and heavily outnumbered. Roundup...
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