When Agrochemical Corporations Invented Nature
Julio Godoy American Chronicle Delegates from some 300 environmental and consumer organisations from all over the world gathered last month in Bavarian capital Munich, some…
Agriculture
USDA plans to require ID for interstate livestock
Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Federal officials looking to head off livestock disease outbreaks are drafting regulations that would require farmers to identify animals…
Wheat Crisis Threatens Inflationary Time Bomb, Food Riots
Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet Global food prices skyrocketing as a result of devastating weather conditions, hedge fund speculation Russia’s ban on wheat exports following…
Pharmaceuticals In Soybeans? Crops Absorb Toxins, Research Shows
Scientists have found that certain crops easily absorb pharmaceuticals and personal care products, or PPCPs. Megan Meyer Indiana Republic Media Scientists have found that certain…
Commodity prices soar as spectre of food inflation is back
Speculation and rumour could be the driving force behind sudden market rise in food prices Philip Inman and Simon Bowers The Guardian The spectre of…
E. Coli Outbreak Causes Recall of 1 Million Pounds of Ground Beef
Marcu Wohlsen Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — A meat processor recalled about 1 million pounds of ground beef products Friday after seven people were sickened…
Consumers: Soon to feed through
Gary Farrell Financial Times of London Kevin Gaffney had to face up to a double setback on Friday. The 53-year-old, made redundant by the airline…
All States Must Acknowledge the UN’s Recognition of Water as a Human Right
Meera Karunananthan Alternet It is crucial now that we use this opportunity to hold governments accountable to the international commitment to recognize water and sanitation…
Federal Court Victory: Almond Farmers Can Challenge USDA Pasteurization Rule
The Cornucopia Institute Onerous Rule has Devastated California Raw Almond Producers WASHINGTON, DC – A federal appeals court ruled today, overturning a lower court decision, that…
Food Prices Warning as World Wheat Costs Rise
Adrian Lowery This Is Money Shoppers were warned today that food prices are set to soar further, after food inflation already jumped in July. Hovis…
Popularity of Farming Soars in Massachusetts
D.C. Denison Boston Globe DRACUT — Midway through her first growing season, Rachael Potts, 31, pointed to long rows of thriving peppers, scallions, and Swiss…
Raiding and Regulating the New Enemy in the War on Drugs: Rawesome ‘Foodies’
Eric Blair Activist Post As if the prohibition of non-corporate drugs wasn’t already enough of a tragedy of liberty, the Feds are now increasingly arming…
Michael Pollan: The Food Movement, A Rising Revolution
Michael Pollan New York Book Review 1. Food Made Visible It might sound odd to say this about something people deal with at least three…
Rice farmer is awarded $500,000 in case over crop contamination
Robert Patrick Stl. Today A federal jury in St. Louis awarded $500,248 on Wednesday to a farmer who claimed that he and his family had…