The 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...
Read moreWho decides where farms go?
www.lacrossetribune.com - March 02, 2010
When Ron Leys and other members of the Crawford County Board approved a livestock farm siting law four years ago, they thought they were giving themselves more control over where the big farms go. Then came a proposal from a pi...
Read moreSuit seeks to bar genetically modified sugar beets
www.sfgate.com - March 02, 2010
Organic farmers fear this year's spring breezes will be carrying pollen from genetically altered sugar beets, which they say could render their crops worthless, and they hope to persuade a federal judge this week to halt the plant...
Read moreAuthor finds complexities in town's food 'renaissance'
www.rutlandherald.com - March 01, 2010
A trifecta of organic seeds, organic vegetables and organic compost ignited a food revolution in an unlikely place: Hardwick. With a population of just over 3,000, Hardwick was a community once dominated by hard-living granite ...
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