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Politics of the Plate: Organic Isn’t Dead Yet
A recent Nielsen report greatly exaggerates the recession-related decline in the organics market—and new research indicates growth is still high.
05.07.09
- Keywords
- farms + fish,
- organics market,
- industry,
- labeling,
- barry estabrook
food politics
Tension Builds Between Organic Dairy Farmers And Processors
The kumbaya era is over: Organic agriculture is now large enough to face some of the same systemic problems that conventional agriculture struggles with every day.
04.27.09
- Keywords
- food policy,
- organics market,
- dairy,
- agriculture,
- sam hurst
food politics
Organic Milk Overload
The growth of the organic-food market has hit a recession-related roadblock—the downward spiral of overproduction and lower prices.
04.13.09
- Keywords
- farms + fish,
- organics market,
- dairy,
- agriculture,
- industry
food politics
Charlie Johnson’s Open Letter on Organic Milk
As long as there are children going to bed hungry and arriving to school hungry, there is no such thing as a surplus.
04.13.09
- Keywords
- farms + fish,
- organics market,
- dairy,
- agriculture,
- industry
food politics
Politics of the Plate: A Cool, Refreshing Sip of Plastic
A new study shows that exposure to bisphenol A (a compound used in making hard plastic food containers) causes hormonal changes in mammals after birth, not just in the womb.
02.23.09
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- health + science,
- industry
food politics
Politics of the Plate: A Nutty Situation Gets Nuttier
A company linked to the salmonella outbreak knowingly sold tainted peanut butter a whopping 12 times in the past two years, according to officials.
01.30.09
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- food policty,
- recalls,
- industry
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Fighting for Food Safety
Another case of Salmonella-tainted peanut butter, and a surprising new way to detect pathogens in food.
01.15.09
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- health + science,
- recalls,
- industry
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Child’s Play
The nation’s largest supplier of kosher meat and poultry is charged with putting 32 minors to work.
09.17.08
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- food policy,
- industry,
- meat
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Tainted Beef, Rogue Weeds, and a Conservation Cruise
A form of mad cow disease may have spread to the United States, a new weed survives repeated herbicide spraying, and more.
04.16.08
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- farms + fish,
- beef,
- industry
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Beeting Down the GM Sugar Opposition
For the first time, American sugar beet farmers will plant seeds that have been genetically modified to survive being sprayed with the herbicide Roundup.
04.08.08