Environment
A recent NPR article1 highlights the truly frightening environmental effect of monoculture. NPR commentator and science writer Craig Childs decided to replicate a photo project by David Liittschwager, a portrait photographer who spent years traveling […]
Ashland seed farmer Chuck Burr said he has a personal reason to support a proposed ban on genetically modified organisms in Jackson County. He had to throw away $4,700 in chard seed after learning it […]
Disease-causing bacteria isn’t the only place where humans are fighting a losing battle against rapid evolution: Farmers across the country are increasingly finding it difficult to kill “super weeds” as they become resistant to the […]
Dozens of family farmers, plaintiffs in the landmark lawsuit Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association et al v. Monsanto, will travel from across America to Washington, D.C. next week to take on Monsanto and demand […]
Back in 2009, President Obama’s “Cash for Clunkers” program was supposed to be a boon for the environment and the economy. During a limited time, consumers could trade in an old gas-guzzling used car for […]
Millions of GM insects developed by British scientists could be released into food crop fields without proper safety checks, it is claimed. The British company Oxitec is working on genetically modified insects that are designed […]
There’s “mounting evidence” that Monsanto Co. (MON) corn that’s genetically modified to control insects is losing its effectiveness in the Midwest, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said. The EPA commented in response to questions about […]
To those of you who have been eager to hear the latest news concerning the potential release of genetically modified mosquitoes – here it is. It turns out that the genetically modified mosquitoes could be […]
Monsanto said Thursday that it has been notified by the Iowa Attorney General’s office that an investigation into Monsanto’s use of transgenic traits and the production and marketing of its glyphosate Roundup has ended. A […]
“The Farmer Assurance Provision” is the title of a rider, Section 733, inserted into the House’s 2013 agriculture appropriations bill. Somehow, as a farmer, I don’t feel the least bit assured. The only assurance it […]
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