PR Watch by Jill Richardson A decade and a half after farmers began planting the first genetically engineered (GE) crops, the future is clear. The scientists who pioneered genetic engineering thought of themselves as environmentalists, creating products that could reduce pesticide use. Instead, they have simply perpetuated the same “pesticide treadmill” as their pesticide-peddling counterparts… Read more »
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Restaurant Week Tour Uncovers What Goes on Behind ‘Farm to Fork’ Claims
MLive.com – Michigan By Todd Chance GRAND RAPIDS, MI – What does “farm to fork” mean? What does it look like? With so many restaurants claiming to use local products to encourage the sustainability of our economy and planet, this phrase has been getting tossed around more than a Caesar salad lately. So, I decided… Read more »
GM Soy Linked to Illnesses in Farm Pigs
Institute of Science in Society Danish Farmer Reverses Illnesses in pigs by reverting to a GM-free diet for his animals, which is yet further evidence for the toxicity of glyphosate tolerant GM crops. — Dr Eva Sirinathsinghji A Danish farmer has gained huge public recognition for publishing his simple method for ridding his pigs of… Read more »
Grocers Irked Over Not Being Told That Bestselling Soy Milk is No Longer Organic
Fort Worth STAR-TELEGRAM (link no longer available) By Barry Shlachter, [email protected] Organic-food shoppers are making a rude discovery at their grocers’ refrigerated display case. “White Wave Silk Vanilla Soymilk is no longer Organic,” declares a hand-lettered sign at the two Sunflower Shoppes in Tarrant County. Silk has more than 70 percent of the market. Until this… Read more »
As Farmers Age, Plans Match Aspirants With Pros
Omaha World Herald By SHARON COHEN AP National Writer RICHLAND, Iowa (AP) – He quit his job and drove his wife and their four young daughters across country, a 21st-century pioneer lured to these faraway farm fields by the promise of a life-changing deal with an older stranger. Isaac Phillips always wanted to be a… Read more »
Message to Obama: Please Fix the USDA’s Organic Mess Overhaul of Management and Culture Needed
Washington Post investigative story a scathing indictment of Bush Administration tenure at the National Organic Program Cornucopia, WI – President Obama and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack are being urged to take immediate action to repair the USDA’s increasingly dysfunctional National Organic Program (NOP). Suspect imports of grains, nuts, and vegetables from China and other… Read more »
Weed Killer Kills Human Cells. Study Intensifies Debate Over ‘Inert’ Ingredients.
Used in yards, farms and parks throughout the world, Roundup has long been a top-selling weed killer. But now researchers have found that one of Roundup’s inert ingredients can kill human cells, particularly embryonic, placental and umbilical cord cells. The new findings intensify a debate about so-called “inerts” the solvents, preservatives, surfactants and other substances… Read more »
International Organic Scandal: Major Canadian Grain Exporter’s Certification Suspended
Organic Industry Watchdog Says “System Working as Designed, Albeit Too Slowly” CORNUCOPIA, WI – After two years of speculation by U.S. and Canadian organic farmers, facing below-cost competition eroding sustainable pricing, and even forcing some out of business, an announcement last week, by the Canadian government authority overseeing organics, has finally offered an explanation. Jirah… Read more »
The Nitrogen Fix: Breaking a Costly Addiction
Over the last century, the intensive use of chemical fertilizers has saturated the Earth’s soils and waters with nitrogen. Now scientists are warning that we must move quickly to revolutionize agricultural systems and greatly reduce the amount of nitrogen we put into the planet’s ecosystems. Yale, Environmental 360 by Fred Pearce A single patent a… Read more »
DHA in ‘Organic’ Milk comes from Algae Fed Corn Syrup
Cornucopia’s Take: Researchers at The Cornucopia Institute discovered that large pharmaceutical companies, and milk bottlers like Dean Foods/Horizon, had quietly begun using an algae-based nutraceutical from Martek Biosciences in certified organic products (including infant formula) without approval. Cornucopia filed a formal legal complaint which led to the exposure of this controversy. Although the USDA stated they… Read more »
