CBS News Report: Denmark’s Case for Antibiotic-Free Animals
(CBS News), 2/10/10 ” They call it the “Danish Experiment” – a source of pride for the country’s 17,000 farmers. CBS Evening News Anchor Katie Couric reports how unlike industrial farms in the U.S.,...
View ArticleTracking Late Blight: Great Information-Mapping Tool
I have recently heard from a number of farmers concerned about late blight infestation of tomato and potato crops, and wanted to share with you a valuable new tool available from USPest.org. Simply go...
View ArticlePanel Discussion on US Global Food Policy in Washington DC
What’s Happening Now? US Global Food Policy, Civil Society Opportunities, Critical Perspectives November 19, 2010 1 – 2:30 pm 4th Floor Conference Room – Food & Water Watch, 1616 P Street, NW...
View ArticleNew Study Shows Alarming Decline in Bee Populations
Bees in freefall as study shows sharp US decline (by Alok Jha, The Guardian) EXCERPT: The abundance of four common species of bumblebee in the US has dropped by 96% in just the past few decades,...
View ArticleUS Farm Debt Surges Most Since 1970s As Land Prices Rise
By Mark Peters – Dow Jones Newswires EXCERPT: Debt carried by U.S. farmers increased significantly in recent years as prices for farmland surged, leaving young farmers and livestock producers most...
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