AP/Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Immigration reform can’t happen fast enough to help organic farmers find enough workers.
New York Times: Yao Ming, the 7-foot-6 Shanghai-born N.B.A. star, declared at a Beijing press conference that he would never eat shark-fin soup again, because “endangered species are our friends.” His speaking out is a big deal in China, where shark-fin soup is an expensive delicacy used to show respect and celebrate big moments.
San Francisco Chronicle: The comment period for the “grass-fed” label might be closed, but this op-ed by the chairman emeritus of Slow Food USA argues there’s still a need to pressure the USDA not to dilute its integrity.
Lighter fare:
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: The P-I profiles the WSU professor who proposed the Organic Agriculture major at WSU, and provides history on the evolution of the major from proposal to reality.
Boston Globe: The growing organic movement in agriculture is making a dent on landscaping, although it does require viewing lawns as ecosystems rather than carpets.
Texas A&M AgNews: Goats are the environmentally friendly way to clear brush. (DQ says: Unless, like W., you prefer clearing it yourself on your vacation.)
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