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Seeds of Discontent

In the ongoing battle between organic farmers and Monsanto, the mega-company recently won a significant round in court. Now what? Julia Savacool reports on the state of the suit and investigates...
04.25.12
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Force of Nature

Don’t tell Fred Kirschenmann that North Dakota is no place to grow crops.
February 2001
food politics

Politics of the Plate: GM Myths, and Raising Meat Standards

A study shows the surprisingly low yield of engineered crops, and more.
04.29.08
food politics

More News from the GM Battlefront

Proponents of GM crops illogically argue that because there's no proof that bioengineered plants do any harm, there should be no laws prohibiting their use.
10.15.07
food politics

Four Farmers Project: Black Gold

The Christensons grow food crops for fuel and are proud of it. The way they see it, their corn creates ethanol and still feeds people.
07.17.08
food politics

Politics of the Plate: An Apple a Day

Just make sure it’s an organic apple, if you want to keep the oncologist and cardiologist away.
05.05.09
food politics

Politics of the Plate: Produce Police

According to a database maintained by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, produce causes more illnesses than any other category of food.
09.24.07
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Politics of the Plate: Is There Life After Death?

U. S. Government Accountability Office auditors found that, in part because of lax oversight, the USDA doles out more than $1 billion a year to farmers who are dead.
07.30.07
food politics

Four Farmers Project: An Advocate for Technology

In this era of industrial agriculture, it is difficult to remember that Dale Hargens is a liberal farm advocate.
07.03.08
food politics

Politics of the Plate: Turnabout is Fair Play, Monsanto

Percy and Louise Schmeiser, a pair of 76-year-old Saskatchewan farmers, received a Right Livelihood Award—commonly called the "Alternative Nobel Prize."
10.15.07
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