Lettuce and the Big Food Nightmare
August 18, 2026
The New York Times by Stephanie Strom Source: canvas blank ALTON, Iowa — The puny, yellow corn stalks stand like weary sentries on one boundary of Dennis Von Arb’s field here. On a windy day this spring, his neighbor sprayed glyphosate on his fields, and some of the herbicide blew ...
The Guardian by Arthur Neslen Source: 401kcalculator Chairman of UN’s joint meeting on pesticide residues co-runs scientific institute which received donation from Monsanto, which uses glyphosate A UN panel that on Tuesday ruled that glyphosate was probably not carcinogenic to humans has now become embroiled in a bitter row about ...
Food & Environment Reporting Network by Chuck Abbott Source: Beth Cortez-Neavel Consumers will not be allowed to sue over companies’ failure to label GMO foods until next summer, Vermont legislators decided, with the state’s first-in-the-nation label law taking effect July 1. In the final days of their session, Vermont legislators ...
This alert is over. Outcome: The Senate Appropriations Committee decided on report language instead of a rider. The report language is an advisory statement, whereas the rider would have been a mandate. Here is the report language: Organic Livestock Proposed Rule. – The Committee is aware that USDA released a ...
NPR – The Salt by Dan Charles Sugar Beet Harvest Source: Heather Sugar, you might think, is just sugar, no matter where it comes from. But not anymore. About half of all sugar in the U.S. comes from sugar beets, and the other half comes from sugar cane. Now, for ...
The Washington Post by Roberto A. Ferdman Click on the image above to link to video While concerns about food safety and animal welfare dominate discussions about the perils of the modern food system, there’s a downside that many might find just as troubling: the often inhumane conditions people who ...
The New York Times by Valerie Sudol ‘Rutgers’ tomato breeder Lyman Schermerhorn (left) in a tomato field (circa 1930s) Source: Rutgers The Jersey tomato, red, ripe and juicy, was once revered as the best to be had, with a tangy, sweet-tart flavor that was the very taste of summer. If ...
Yale – Environment 360 by Lisa Palmer Source: Steve Burt As they investigate the factors behind the decline of bee populations, scientists are now eyeing a new culprit — soaring levels of carbon dioxide, which alter plant physiology and significantly reduce protein in important sources of pollen. Specimens of goldenrod ...
Permaculture by Soil Association Late Blight Diseased Potato Source: USDA The Innovative Farmers network have been researching into blight resistant potato varieties, finding several heritage varieties and newer breeds with high yields and good resistance. An Innovative Farmers field lab tested heritage varieties of potato and found that all varieties, ...
EcoWatch by Carey Gillam, U.S. Right to Know Source: Tamina Miller As the active ingredient in Monsanto’s branded Roundup weed killer, along with hundreds of other weed-killing products, the chemical called glyphosate spells billions of dollars in sales for Monsanto and other companies each year as farmers around the world ...
Bloomberg BNA by Casey Wooten Source: Umberto Salvagnin As the Senate geared up earlier this year to debate legislation establishing a nationwide, voluntary system for labeling foods made with genetically modified organisms, so did K Street. But for all the lobbyists, public campaigns and press releases, Congress couldn’t agree on ...
The Guardian by Sam Thielman Source: Ian Britton United Egg Producers, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and National Pork Producers Council are proposing a change to the Freedom of Information Act Some of the largest food producers in the US have successfully petitioned Congress to propose a change to the Freedom ...
