Sen. Bernie Sanders was the lone progressive to vote against Vilsack, citing concerns about the corporate consolidation of agriculture and the welfare of family farms.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders was the lone progressive to vote against Vilsack, citing concerns about the corporate consolidation of agriculture and the welfare of family farms.
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Organic farmers in Africa face an arduous journey getting cropland certified, which limits exports and frustrates farmers who say ecological practices could increase food security while protecting the land.
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An important op-ed about how we are failing farmers — and ultimately ourselves.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently reported that in 2018 it issued so-called “emergency” approvals to spray sulfoxaflor — an insecticide the agency considers “very highly toxic” to bees — on more than 16 million acres of crops known to attract bees.
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A California judge ruled that Monsanto did not act with “malice or oppression” when California groundskeeper DeWayne Johnson claimed that the constant use of Roundup caused his cancer. As such, a new trial may be coming soon.
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Researchers are finding very scary correlations between the toxic herbicide atrazine (found in drinking water) and birth defects in children.
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As a result of poor enforcement and corporate deception, supermarkets in India are flooded with GMOs, with 15% of the products making false claims of being GMO-free.
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In a very important ruling, a judge decided that 400 lawsuits which claim that glyphosate – the primary ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup – caused cancer can now go to trial.
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Whenever someone dares to question the safety of the Impossible Burger, even when it is Bloomberg or The New York Times, the company’s PR representative unleashes her ‘anti-science’ rant.
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Kelp forests, often viewed as a solution to acidification in the ocean, are being threatened by an invasion of weeds.
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With more than 23 million hogs producing 10 billion gallons of liquid manure a year in the state, Iowa citizens are calling for a ban on new and expanding CAFOs, out of fear for their water quality, among many other things.
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USDA tests have shown that Diestel Turkey, a popular brand of turkeys sold at Whole Foods, contains FDA-prohibited drugs, which have toxic effects on humans.
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Nutiva founder John Roulac makes the case that Oxford’s financial relationship with Monsanto may be the reason that this study was published.
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While the price of conventional food may be slightly less expensive in the supermarket, the overall economic and human costs of factory farming are “staggering” and “cannot be ignored,” according to a new report.
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Scientists have conducted open-pond trials of genetically-modified microalgae, despite the fact that the EPA has not established and updated its regulations for overseeing these kinds of studies. Critics are outraged, and rightly so.
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Conservation, environmental and other consumer groups have filed a lawsuit against the EPA for approving Dow Chemical’s Enlist Duo, the toxic combination of glyphosate and 2,4-D.
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Monsanto’s next-generation, super-toxic herbicide called Dicamba is causing many problems already. Farmers in 10 states are suing the company, alleging that it knew illegal spraying of Dicamba would be inevitable.
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As if we needed another GMO-apple that doesn’t turn brown, the USDA has just approved a third version of this “apple”.
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