Science Ignored on Dangers of Methyl Iodide Fumigant for Strawberry Production
As part of the suit, the groups asked the Department of Pesticide Regulation to release documents explaining how the agency decided to approve the chemical. The plaintiffs wanted to know how the agency had settled on exposure levels more than 100 times higher than what scientists within the agency believed were safe.
Iowa Legislation Attempts to Blockade First Amendment Rights in Favor of Large Agribusiness: Traditional Farmers Ask “What Are They Hiding?”
Iowa is ground zero for undercover investigations of livestock facilities by animal rights activists. It is also the first of four states to try to ban them. One former investigator goes public for the first time to offer a rare glimpse at how these videos are made, and what’s at stake for farmers, animals and consumers.
Is Food Addictive?
Researchers at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, England, recorded a case of a leptin-deficient girl who ate enormous meals and constantly demanded snacks. After a year of leptin treatment, she lost weight and reported that she no longer felt constantly hungry. Berridge called leptin-deficient people “proof of the logical possibility that something like a food addiction exists.”
The Meat Eater’s Guide to Environment & Health is Published by EWG Senior Analyst
Americans’ appetite for meat and dairy – billions of pounds a year from billions of animals – takes a toll on our health, the environment, climate and animal welfare. Producing all this meat and dairy requires large amounts of pesticides, chemical fertilizer, fuel, feed and water. It also generates greenhouse gases and large amounts of toxic manure and wastewater that pollute groundwater, rivers, streams and, ultimately, the ocean. In addition, eating large quantities of beef and processed meats increases your exposure to toxins and is linked to higher rates of health problems, including heart disease, cancer and obesity.
Freedom of Information Filed to USDA by Environmental Working Group for 2010 Pesticide Residue Data
EWG President Ken Cook and several of the nation’s top physicians and scientists wrote to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson and Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg urging them to no longer delay the release of the most recent test results. The letter also calls on the officials to bolster the government’s research into the adverse health effects of pesticides, particularly on children.
Class Action Filed on Monsanto’s Seed Patents
Once released into the environment, genetically modified seed contaminates and destroys organic seed for the same crop. For example, soon after Monsanto introduced genetically modified seed for canola, organic canola became virtually extinct as a result of contamination. Organic corn, soybeans, cotton, sugar beets and alfalfa now face the same fate, as Monsanto has released genetically modified seed for each of those crops, too. Monsanto is developing genetically modified seed for many other crops, thus putting the future of all food, and indeed all agriculture, at stake.
Interview: A Discussion on Emerging Markets for Organic Grain & Feed
From the 2011 OEFFA workshop handout: Soil health, variety selection, nutrient management, crop rotations, and mechanical cultivation all contribute to improved weed management in organic grains. Keynote speakers Klaas and Mary-Howell Martens will describe how they incorporate these management strategies and how their approach to weed management has changed over time. They organically raise corn, soybeans, small grains, and other crops on 1400 acres.
Interview: Wisteria Hill Farm & The Cookie Factory | Part 2 | Podcast
ERIE COUNTY, OH - Once upon a time in Sandusky the Wisteria Hill Cookie Factory employed 145 people with a living wage and stood to gain full market control in the state of Ohio amidst a nationwide takeover of small businesses. In this week’s “On The Wire” podcast, listen to Part 2 of how a multimillion [...]
Interview: Wisteria Hill Farm & The Cookie Factory | Part 1 | Podcast
ERIE COUNTY, OH - Once upon a time in Sandusky the Wisteria Hill Cookie Factory employed 145 people with a living wage and stood to gain full market control in the state of Ohio amidst a nationwide takeover of small businesses. In this week’s “On The Wire” podcast, listen to how a multimillion dollar industry was [...]
Interview: Old Milan Canal Farm | Part 2 | Podcast
ERIE COUNTY, OH - When purchasing your next quart of strawberries, Doug Hildebrand wants you to remember your local farmer. For almost 30 years, Hildebrand has operated Old Milan Canal Farm outside of conventional farming practices, refusing to depend on chemical applications for high yields. Listen to the story of the once multi-million dollar entrepreneur, and [...]
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