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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
magazine
Betting the Farm
Washington has created a tangled web of subsidies that determines the way our food is grown. One South Dakota family demonstrates why you should care about the Farm Bill.
April 2008
- Keywords
- sam hurst,
- farm bill,
- food policy,
- farming,
- agriculture
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Politics of the Plate: Down on the Fish Farm
Farming high-value, naturally carnivorous aquatic species is a dicey financial proposition—more so if you try to do it sustainably.
02.25.08
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- farms + fish,
- aquaculature,
- industry
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Monsantolith
Consumer groups and environmentalists are clearly waging a losing battle
against genetically modified (GM) crops.
12.17.07
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- food policy,
- aquaculture
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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
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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
- Keywords
- farms + fish,
- agriculture,
- politics of the plate,
- barry estabrook
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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
- Keywords
- food policy,
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- produce,
- legislation
food politics
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
- Keywords
- barry estabook,
- politics of the plate,
- farms + fish,
- agriculture,
- farming
magazine
Force of Nature
Don’t tell Fred Kirschenmann that North Dakota is no place to grow crops.
February 2001
- Keywords
- trish hall,
- farming,
- agriculture,
- slow food,
- farm-to-table
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