Update on Sustainable and Organic Agriculture in the US
Throughout March, farmers, ranchers, and advocates of sustainable agriculture flew to DC from around the country to discuss the benefits of sustainable agriculture with Senators and Representative of their...
What does it mean to say that agriculture is “male-dominated”?
On social media and other online forums excitement is brimming over female farmers. Women farmers are starting their own farms. They are organizing with other women to create communities...
No-Till Agriculture on the Rise in the U.S.
After years of declining productivity and soil loss, many farmers are changing their farming practices to try and bring the soil back to life. The New York Times...
The Secrets Behind the Trans-Pacific Partnership
You may or may not have heard that negotiations are currently underway in Ottawa, Canada to complete the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The TPP is a free-trade agreement between 12...
“GMOs and the Pesticide Treadmill”
In a recent webinar hosted by , Marcia Ishii-Eiteman, a senior scientist and director of the Grassroots Science Program at Pesticide Action Network, told us all about the ecological...