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 We Need the Food from Family Farms Act
Had Congress heeded our advice, farmers and taxpayers would be far better able to deal with a lack of grain, grass, and water from the drought.
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.
Killing Fields
Genetically modified crops are part of a war against Mother Nature.
Let’s Resist Herbicide-Resistant Crops
For farmers, fishermen, and consumers working to rebuild the fragile local food economy, a new kind of corn engineered to withstand toxic weedkillers is a disaster.
Consumers Need to Know about Those Newfangled Ingredients
Between 70 and 80 percent of the processed foods Americans eat contain genetically modified ingredients.
Resolve to Keep Science Experiments off Your Dinner Table in 2012
Engineered crops have steadily increased over the past 15 years, despite the lack of independent research on their long-term effects on human health and the environment.
Engineered Foods
You don’t even have to be smart to eat them.
Dairy Farmers vs. Commodities Traders
Skyrocketing input costs and skewed pricing policies are jeopardizing America’s independent dairy farmers.
Food Shouldn’t be a Poker Chip
Commodities markets are dominated by speculators who have never gotten their hands dirty in a corn field.
Riled West
There’s just too much corn and coal.
It’s Time to Rein in Agribusiness
We may have the first chance in decades for every level of our government to seriously address the grievous effects agribusiness monopolization on consumers, farmers, and our environment.
Mexicans Say: Integrate This!
Mexicans are taking it to the streets, reports guest columnist Katie Kohlstedt, to protest NAFTA in all its forms.