Bayer Makes Deal With GMO Giant Monsanto
If finalized, the merger could create the largest agribusiness in the world.
Food
Bee Crisis: More than 40 Percent of Honey Bee Colonies Lost
A dangerous new pattern in the bee crisis is alarming researchers and advocates. That’s one out of every three bites of food we take.
Corporate Full-Service Restaurants also Cost Taxpayers Billions
According to a new report from the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC), the giant corporations operating or franchising full-service restaurants cost taxpayers billions in public assistance for workers who are not paid enough to make ends meet.
USDA Approves GMO Arctic Apples Despite Opposition
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved the Okanagan Specialty Fruits’ genetically engineered Arctic Apples.
World Trade Organization Rules Against Popular U.S. Country-of-Origin Meat Labels
The ruling this week by a World Trade Organization (WTO) compliance panel against U.S. country-of-origin meat labeling (COOL) policies sets up a no-win dynamic, and the Obama administration should appeal.
Fight for 15 Gets into the Ring with Taco Bell
At Taco Bell peaceful protesters took the “Fight for 15” directly to the fast food giant.
Feeding Hawai'i, a Special Report
For Chris Kobayashi and her husband, Dimi Rivera, it all started with Japanese cucumbers. "In 1997 we said, 'OK, let's grow Japanese cucumbers, but let's grow it organically,'" Kobayashi tells me as we walk around her farm in Hanalei Bay on Kaua'i's North Shore. "You know, because they are crispy, crunchy, and yummy and you can eat the skin and everything."
The Kaua'i Cocktail: Why Residents of Hawai'i Are Outraged by GMO Farming on Kaua'i
The island of Kaua'i, Hawai'i, has become Ground Zero in the intense political battle over genetically modified (GMO) crops in the United States. But the fight isn't just about the concerns over GMO technology. It's also about chemical pesticides.
Walmart Squeezes Organics
Is Walmart's promise to sell cheap organic products a sign of progress or the end of organic?
Oregon's GMO Sellout
In a special session called for late September and early October 2013, legislators jammed through a bill that preempts Oregon counties from regulating their own agriculture and seeds.
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