Farmers and Meatpackers Are Teaming Up
During the pandemic and recession, farmers are realizing they have more in common with immigrant meatpackers than agribusiness CEOs
We Subsidize the Wrong Kind of Agriculture
We should be supporting the small farmers who sell at farmers markets, not the corporate giants that hurt our health and environment.
How Ethanol Became a Wedge Issue in Iowa
As Donald Trump and Ted Cruz face off over ethanol, the argument is of far greater consequence for the climate than the 2016 presidential race.
Why the Chicken Crossed the Road
Factory farms are animal concentration camps.
The Ingredient Haunting our Candy
Milk protein concentrate is in thousands of the things we eat, but there’s no government oversight ensuring that this ingredient is safe for consumers.
Tricky Treats
Sugar haunts too much of what we eat these days.
This Week in OtherWords: A Genetically Engineered Food Special Edition
In her debut guest column, Jill Richardson challenges big food companies to boast about their penchant for these modified crops if they’re so wonderful.
Big Food Fight
If the products they sell us are as great as they say, what are General Mills, Kraft, and other processed food giants hiding?
Poisoned Apple, 2012
Don’t fret about the genetic engineering.
Tomato Tampering
Scientists have figured out a way to genetically engineer the flavor back into industrial tomatoes that taste no better than their shipping cartons.
Overturning Citizens United
The future of food and farming depends on it.
Mother Nature Doesn’t Quit
So much of Monsanto’s poison was spread in the past decade that weeds naturally developed a resistance to it.
Two Heads Aren’t Always Better than One
An alarming percentage of the fish found in creeks contaminated by J.R. Simplot’s phosphate mining operations in Idaho are grossly deformed.
Consumers Need to Know about Those Newfangled Ingredients
Between 70 and 80 percent of the processed foods Americans eat contain genetically modified ingredients.
Cereal Crimes
Your family’s “natural” granola may contain toxic chemicals and sewage sludge.