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Sugar policy makes my head buzz
Not the sugar buzz I was hoping for Sometimes the twists and turns of farm and trade policy makes me dizzy. Today's example: sugar. To explain this properly, I'd probably need the creators of the Meatrix to make a short animation, but I'll give it a try, with my information coming from a
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“The Dying Fields: India’s Forgotten Farmers” on PBS
Just found out from the New York Times that tonight PBS will screen “The Dying Fields,” a Wide Angle installment about the epidemic of suicides among farmers in India. (Amendment: KQED
Digest – News & Commentary: plants take antibiotics, USDA plans GMO overhaul
Unintentional "pharming" : University of Minnesota researchers have found that food crops grown in soil nourished with antibiotic-laced animal manure (such as waste from a hog CAFO) will store the antibiotics throughout the plant. Ironically, organic farmers are most dependent on animal manure
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International trade agreements and your food
At midnight on June 30, President Bush's "Fast Track Trade Authority" expired. Fast Track allowed the President to submit trade deals to Congress for a simple up or down vote — no amendments
