It’s going to be a tough row to hoe, from here on out for Monsanto. Alternet By Jill Richardson Oops. The World Food Prize committee’s got a bit of egg on its face—genetically engineered egg. They just awarded the World Food Prize to three scientists, including one from Syngenta and one from Monsanto, who invented… Read more »
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Calls for GMO Labeling Keep Cropping Up
Food Safety News by Cookson Beecher Like a persistent mosquito that keeps coming back no matter how many times you bat it away, the controversial issue of mandated labeling for genetically engineered foods in the United States just won’t go away. The latest example of that persistence is legislation proposed in Washington state that would… Read more »
Stalking a Killer in Our Greens
Earthbound Farm grew the tainted spinach that left three dead last year. The firm is on a safety crusade but knows that threats always lurk. Los Angeles Times By Marla Cone, Staff Writer SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, CALIF. – On a hot, bone-dry afternoon — not unlike the one last summer when something went horribly wrong… Read more »
Farming the Future
We’ve been waiting 32 years for the state to map and protect Hawai‘i’s Important Agricultural Lands. The moment may be at hand. Honolulu Weekly By Ragnar Carlson Hawaii ‘78 The 1978 Constitutional Convention was the most significant moment in Hawaii politics since statehood. Among other sweeping reforms–the creation of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the… Read more »
How Safe Is Your Salad?
New industry rules for leafy greens aim to protect consumers from E. coli. Farmers and conservationists question the science behind the standards San Francisco Chronicle by Carl Nagin Late in August 2006, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta began investigating cases of severe food poisoning reported by health officials in 26… Read more »
NOSB Oral Comments, Spring 2024
DAY 1: APRIL 23, 2024 Liz Bell – Organic Valley (LS, CACS, General) I work to advocate for and consult our 1600 farmer members. OV believes that holistic animal care is essential in organic livestock management. OV, Stonyfield, and Arora petitioned to add Meloxicam to be added to the National List (NL). It would be… Read more »
Agroecology Brings Innovation and Sustainability to Farms Worldwide
Cornucopia’s Take: Grassroots movements to improve soil health, increase biodiversity, and take legitimate stock of the true and terrible costs of chemical-based, industrial farming are spreading around the globe. Governments in India, Africa, and Europe are funding farmers’ use of agroecological principles as well. Cornucopia applauds the scientific and practical innovations of sustainable farmers everywhere…. Read more »
As Bacteria Grow Resistance, New Antibiotics Become More and More Rare
Cornucopia’s Take: Most of us are familiar with the notion that bacteria treated with antibiotics in hospitals, feedlots, and in the course of normal human life are becoming resistant to the antibiotics prescribed to kill them. Why don’t scientists just patent new antibiotics? Unfortunately, the discovery of effective, new, broad-spectrum antibiotics is very difficult and… Read more »
New Evidence About the Dangers of Monsanto’s Roundup
The Intercept by Sharon Lerner Source: Mike Mozart John Sanders worked in the orange and grapefruit groves in Redlands, California, for more than 30 years. First as a ranch hand, then as a farm worker, he was responsible for keeping the weeds around the citrus trees in check. Roundup, the Monsanto weed killer, was his weapon… Read more »
GMOs and the Puppetmasters of Academia – What The New York Times Left Out
NOTE: The article below is in response to this New York Times article. The Ecologist by Dr. Jonathan Latham This one goes all the way to the top: Prof. Nina Fedoroff of Penn State, President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, shown with President G W Bush. Source: Penn State The NYT’s expose of… Read more »
