Court Rules in GMO Sugar Beet Case
truefoodnow.org - March 17, 2010
Today, federal district Judge Jeffrey White of the Northern District of California denied a request by a coalition of organic seed growers, and conservation and food safety groups seeking a temporary ban on genetically engineered ...
Read moreThe Happy Story of GM Crops
civileats.com - March 11, 2010
Since the first commercial cultivation of Genetically Modified (GM) crops in 1996, Monsanto and the rest of the big six Biotech seed companies, (Pioneer/DuPont, Syngenta, Dow, BASF and Bayer) have become masters at the art of stor...
Read moreWhy Has the FDA Allowed a Drug Marked 'Not Safe for Use in Humans' to Be Fed to Livestock Right Before Slaughter?
www.alternet.org - March 11, 2010
While researchers and scientists investigate the cause of our diabetes, obesity, asthma and ADHD epidemics, they should ask why the FDA approved a livestock drug banned in 160 nations and responsible for hyperactivity, muscle brea...
Read moreThe Spread of Superbugs
www.nytimes.com - March 08, 2010
Until three months ago, Thomas M. Dukes was a vigorous, healthy executive at a California plastics company. Then, over the course of a few days in December as he was planning his Christmas shopping, E. coli bacteria ravaged his bo...
Read moreA long-time dairy family takes a step into contemporary farming
madison.com - March 05, 2010
R&G Miller & Sons, Inc. is a rather unusual family dairy farm that combines over 150 years of history and family involvement with some of the newest cutting-edge farming practices of today. The farm dates to 1852 when Jacob Mil...
Read moreMore Than 200,000 NGOs, Farmers, Consumers, and Organic Producers Call for USDA to Prohibit Genetically Engineered Alfalfa
truefoodnow.org - March 04, 2010
Resulting contamination of non-GE and organic alfalfa hay and seed would devastate livelihoods and organic industry The National Organic Coalition (NOC) today announced that more than 200,000 people submitted comments to the Un...
Read moreWeed killer 'castrates' male frogs, study says
www.cnn.com - March 02, 2010
Atrazine, a weed killer widely used in the Midwestern United States and other agricultural areas of the world, can chemically "castrate" male frogs and turn some into females, according to a new study. New research suggests the...
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