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Politics of the Plate: Humane Beings
Thanks to new regulations and consumer demand, the market for humanely raised animal products is about to take off.
05.18.09
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- politics of the plate,
- labeling,
- farming,
- agriculture,
- barry estabrook
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Politics of the Plate: Nothing’s the Matter with Kansas
Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius has shown that if she’s confirmed at a top FDA post, she’ll likely push for the interests of ordinary citizens—not Big Food....
04.24.09
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Politics of the Plate: Fish, Baby, Fish!
A court decision overturns the Bush administration’s plans to allow offshore oil drilling in Bristol Bay, one of the world’s best-managed salmon fisheries.
04.23.09
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- politics of the plate,
- food policy,
- fishing,
- salmon,
- barry estabrook
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Politics of the Plate: What’s the Matter with Kansas?
If the governor doesn’t take action by Thursday, the state will enact a law that could keep consumers in the dark about what’s in their milk.
04.16.09
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Politics of the Plate: Oh, Deer
In the name of food safety, California farmers have been waging a needless war against native wildlife.
04.15.09
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Politics of the Plate: Planting Rumors
A new piece of federal legislation has sustainable-food advocates worried that backyard gardening and farmers markets are under siege. Are they really?
04.07.09
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Politics of the Plate: Change We Can’t Believe In
The new administration is making great strides in food policy—except when it comes to the issue of genetic modification.
04.01.09
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Politics of the Plate: Harvest of Hope
After 15 years of asking, a Florida farmworkers’ group has finally gotten the governor to condemn abusive practices in the state’s tomato fields.
03.31.09
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Politics of the Plate: McDonald’s Eggs to Go Cage-Free?
The Humane Society plans to put the squeeze on the fast-food giant over its use of eggs from caged chickens.
03.30.09
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- politics of the plate,
- farms + fish,
- poultry,
- barry estabrook
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Politics of the Plate: Drug Bust
Roughly 70 percent of the total antibiotics used in the United States are consumed by healthy farm animals—but a new bill would restrict the drugs’ use to cases where the animal is sick....
03.23.09
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- politics of the plate,
- farms + fish,
- legislation,
- barry estabrook,
- farming