Agriculture

Farm Bill Fiasco »

By Christopher D. Cook, May 13, 2013

Agribusiness dominates the process. The food movement must unite to bring about much-needed change.read more

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NAFTA Corn Fuels Immigration »

By Josh Healey, April 2013 issue

America's cheap yellow corn swamps Mexico's multicolored crop.read more

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A Farmer Takes On the Monarchy of Monsanto

February 19, 2013

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We need to protect farmers’ rights »

By Debbie Barker, February 19, 2013

On Tuesday, Feb. 19, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear a case that should concern every small farmer and rural community in America.read more

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Monsanto Gets Its Way in Ag Bill »

By Jim Goodman, December 13, 2012

Monsanto’s riders would prevent the federal courts from restricting, in any way, the planting of a GE crop, regardless of environmental, health or economic concerns.read more

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We need to fight for correct labeling of food »

By Carmelo Ruiz-Marrero, December 7, 2012

Big Food and Big Biotech are celebrating their California victory, but the fight is not over — not by a long shot.read more

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Prop. 37 Backer Keeps Fighting Monsanto »

By Matthew Rothschild, November 25, 2012

Meet Lori Grace, who has also thrown herself into the issues of global warming and election protection.read more

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Turkey Inspections Getting Clipped

November 21, 2012

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How Safe Will Your Turkey Be? »

By Matthew Rothschild, November 21, 2012

The USDA has proposed a rule that would lessen regulation on the poultry companies. Bon appétit.read more

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Anti-GMO Activists Regroup after Defeat in Cal. »

By Claudia Boyd-Barrett, November 19, 2012

“There is a crime taking place in our food and agricultural system.”read more

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Organizing the Fields »

By Kirk Nielsen, December 2008 issue

How the Coalition of Immokalee Workers beat Taco Bell, McDonald’s, Burger King, and Whole Foods.read more

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Vilsack not the right choice for Ag Secretary »

By Jim Goodman, January 15, 2009

The Senate should put the brakes on Tom Vilsack as secretary of agriculture. Wednesday’s confirmation hearing for Obama’s nominee was a love fest.read more

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Michael Pollan Interview »

By Marc Eisen, November 2008 Issue

“You decide every day what you’re going to put in your body—and what you refuse to put in your body,” explains the food expert. “That’s politics at its most basic.”read more

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Think Globally, Eat Locally »

By Elizabeth DiNovella, December 2006

Though we may count calories or carbs, we don’t really know where our food comes from. But when people die because of spinach—spinach!—ignorance can suddenly, horribly, turn deadly. How, exactly, do three counties in California cause grocery stores across the country to take spinach off the shelf?read more

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