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Farmers: Monsanto’s GMO Crop Could Create Pesticide Disaster 24 Aug 2013 | 03:15 am
Indiana Public Media News By Sehvilla Mann [This is the second story in a three-part series on pesticide drift.] As Red Gold Incorporated Director of Agriculture Steve Smith watches cans of tomato s...
U.S. Farm, Food Groups Want Better Oversight of GMO Field Trials 23 Aug 2013 | 08:43 pm
More than 150 U.S. farm and food businesses and organizations on Wednesday called for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to strengthen its oversight of field trials of experimental, genetically modifi...
Retailers Pull Insecticides Deemed Harmful to Bees 23 Aug 2013 | 08:39 pm
The New Zealand Herald Two major New Zealand retailers have moved to stop stocking a controversial group of insecticides over claims they harm bees. Green MP Steffan Browning wrote to gardening comp...
Young Farmers Break the Bank Before They Get to the Field 23 Aug 2013 | 03:53 am
NPR By Luke Runyon As the average age of the American farmer has crept up to 60, fewer young people are filling in the ranks behind them. That’s prompted some to ask if young people even want to farm...
The Cornucopia Institute is Hiring! 23 Aug 2013 | 12:02 am
The Cornucopia Institute is seeking to hire a Farm and Food Policy Analyst. We are looking for an individual to join our team and conduct research and investigations into organic and sustainable food...
Close Enough for Government Work — OIG Auditors Look at the USDA Organic Program 22 Aug 2013 | 09:39 pm
By Will Fantle After a formal request, from The Cornucopia Institute, the USDA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) has spent the last couple of years focusing on the question of whether certified org...
A Note From Joel Salatin 21 Aug 2013 | 10:01 pm
Polyface Farm Joel Salatin Aug. 18, 2013 Joel Salatin Why do we need more farmers? What is the driving force behind USDA policy? In an infuriating epiphany I have yet to metabolize, I found out Wed...
Saving Seeds in Indian Country 21 Aug 2013 | 07:08 pm
American Indians are rediscovering heirloom seeds to preserve the past and promote a healthier future Aljazeera America by Judy Keen HUGO, Minn. — Clothespins clasp delicate squash blossoms in a gar...
Naturally Grown: An Alternative Label to Organic 21 Aug 2013 | 03:10 am
Associated Press By Mary Esch SCHAGHTICOKE, N.Y. (AP) – Justine and Brian Denison say they adhere to all the growing practices required for organic certification, yet if they label their beans and to...
The Bee Keepers 20 Aug 2013 | 09:02 pm
How a Harvard scientist, a sixth-generation bee whisperer, and a retired entrepreneur joined forces to rescue an embattled insect and save the American food supply The Boston Globe Magazine By Scott ...
