Pesticide Usage versus Agroecological Approaches Part Two
Part Two The debate rages: is or isn’t glyphosate carcinogenic? The story of GE foods and their counterparts like glyphosate often reads like an espionage thriller with various subplots...
Pesticide Usage versus Agroecological Approaches Part One
If you are unsure about GE food, consider this: the potential harm to human health caused by glyphosate (AKA Roundup®) has been clearly established. The ever growing use of...
The Incredible Persistence of GMOS: Updates on the companies who produce them, new technologies, new legislation and people’s resistance
We have been following information about GMOs since studies were first published. It is not a straight forward story. Below are some new developments. Good or bad? What do...
Factory Farm Map: Where are factory farms in the U.S. most concentrated?
Do you want to know where factory animal farms predominate? How does the concentration of your county compare to others in the United States? Where is resistance to factory...
Vatican Statement on Climate Change Castigates Industrial Agriculture
On Thursday, June 18th, the Vatican released to the public its long awaited official statement on climate change, titled Laudito Si. Taking the austere life of St. Francis of...
California Drought: No Solutions Coming from Big Agribusiness
Almost everyone is taking drastic measures to mitigate the impact of California’s drought crisis. The California Energy Commission raised the efficiency standards for toilets, urinals, and faucets, requiring all...
Regulating Synthetic Biology – Why the US Will Not Take a Precautionary Approach
Now that the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity has urged nations to “take a precautionary approach” to regulating synthetic biology, it’s time for the United States to initiate...
Dr. Mencher on US-India trade disagreement: “India is Right”
In a letter to India Abroad published last week, Dr. Mencher argues that “India is Right”, even though the mainstream press appears overwhelmingly in support of the United States...
Benchmarking the Business of Agriculture: structural adjustment by another name
The World Bank has once again come under close scrutiny due to a report and campaign launched by the Oakland Institute. The Campaign is called Our Land; Our Business...
China and the Global Meat Complex
Recently, the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy released a set of reports titled Global Meat Complex: The China Series. The series consists of four reports, each describing a...