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Under the Influence: The National Research Council and GMOs

Last Modified: January 3, 2017

Food & Water Watch The National Research Council’s ties to the biotech industry and other corporations create conflicts of interest and raise questions about the independence of their work. Download the issue brief here. Source: Flickr, vaxzine The National Research Council (NRC) — the research arm of the National Academy ...

Egg Comes First in Fight Over What It Means to Be Organic

Last Modified: May 19, 2016

Bloomberg by Deena Shanker An aerial photo from August 2014 shows six hen houses, several with two floors, and a seventh under construction at the Green Meadow site in Saranac Big Agriculture may see a broader threat in new government regulations. Congress comes to the rescue. A decade-plus effort by ...

Potentially Hazardous Nanoparticles Found in Powdered Baby Formula

Last Modified: May 19, 2016

Friends of the Earth Select Gerber (NESN VX), Enfamil (MJN), Similac (ABT), and Well Beginnings (WBA) products tested Source: Alper Tecer OAKLAND, CALIF. — Nanoparticles linked to potential health hazards were found in popular powdered baby formula products, according to a first-of-its-kind report released today. Scientists found unlabeled and under ...

Misgivings About How a Weed Killer Affects the Soil

Last Modified: May 18, 2016

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 ...

UN/WHO Panel in Conflict of Interest Row over Glyphosate Cancer Risk

Last Modified: May 18, 2016

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 ...

Vermont To Delay Citizen Right To Sue Over GMO Labels

Last Modified: May 17, 2016

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 ...

Take Action to Oppose the Senate’s Killing of Organic Animal Welfare Regulations

Last Modified: May 20, 2016

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 ...

As Big Candy Ditches GMOs, Sugar Beet Farmers Hit A Sour Patch

Last Modified: May 17, 2016

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 ...

‘I had to wear Pampers’: The Cruel Reality the People Who Bring You Cheap Chicken Allegedly Endure

Last Modified: May 16, 2016

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 ...

New Jersey Tomato, Victim of Modern Farming, Vies for a Comeback

Last Modified: May 16, 2016

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 ...

How Rising CO2 Levels May Contribute to Die-Off of Bees

Last Modified: May 13, 2016

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 ...

Naturally Blight Resistant Potato Varieties Discovered

Last Modified: May 13, 2016

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, ...

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