Clik here to view.
FDA bows down to powerful industry interests
The FDA quietly announced last week that it was withdrawing its plan to limit the use of antibiotics fed to healthy livestock intended for human consumption. The problem? A lack of political will in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“Conservation agriculture” officially takes root in California
The Conservation Agriculture Systems Institute, to be launched in California later this month, aims to bring together “farmers, business leaders, public agency representatives, university, USDA Natural...
View ArticleChina is betting on GMO
China has announced its plan to invest in agricultural technology, including biotechnology, to boost its food supply and improve food security. Given the recent track-record of GMOs with regard to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
US aims to create 100,000 new farmers
Occupy Monsanto Rallye, Times Square, New York, December 2011. Government-backed loans to new farmers have more than doubled in the past decade in the United States. The goal is to reverse a worrisome...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pressure on GM food labeling is mounting
Monsanto has been busy. The chemical and biotech juggernaut that has brought Round-Up herbicide and genetically-modified (GM) seeds to a field near you, recently scored a victory in Washington DC with...
View ArticleJust Label It Petition Not For Null
Just Label lt campaign published a clarification after the media went abuzz with the apparently-misleading-information that the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) had considered the bulk of it...
View Article
