archive for the 'Iowa' Category

Animal behavior: Crackdowns on meatpacking workers give new meaning to ‘inhumane’

by Elanor @ Monday, July 14th, 2008.

An editorial in the New York Times shines a spotlight on injustice in the food system, thanks to a report by an interpreter working at the scene of the nation’s largest immigration raid ever. The raid took place in May at the Agriprocessors, Inc. meatpacking plant in Postville, IA.

Calamity cowboys: On Iowa, obesity, and earthquakes

by Elanor @ Tuesday, July 8th, 2008.

In every catastrophe, there are winners and losers. In post-flood Iowa, Monsanto steals the show and farmers get a rainy, and debt-ridden, parade.

Donate to Iowa Farm Aid fund, including via Edible San Francisco

by Bonnie P. @ Friday, June 20th, 2008.

The vast disaster in Iowa has inspired an Iowa-based coalition of sustainable-ag folks to partner with Farm Aid to develop the Family Farm Disaster Fund specifically for small and independent farmers, including an Iowa-targeted sub-fund. Willie Nelson is coming to Iowa this weekend to kick off the program, and Farm Aid has also launched an […]

One nation, underinformed (and one state underwater)

by Elanor @ Thursday, June 19th, 2008.

Iowa is struggling with contaminated drinking water that may contain pathogens, chemicals, and fertilizers. The elimination of water quality monitoring programs by the Bush Administration has made it pretty tricky to know for sure.

YERT goes to Iowa: All-corn, many-corn, and no-corn challenges

by Bonnie P. @ Friday, November 2nd, 2007.

2007 is shaping up to be the Year of the Ear.
Check out this corny segment from our acquaintances on Your Environmental Road Trip (YERT), who took a highly entertaining detour into Iowa’s maze of maize.

 

Digest: Iowa’s gamble, Quebec ponders GM labeling, animal IDs are COOL

by Ethicurean @ Sunday, March 18th, 2007.

“Fueling Iowa’s Future”: An informative new series launched today in preparation of the 2008 Iowa caucuses. A number of articles and graphics highlight the state’s opportunities — and the serious challenges — as Iowa attempts to become an alternative energy leader for the nation. Des Moines Register
Quebec to label GM food?: A new study commissioned […]

Digest: Mergers, monopolies, thieves, imposters, and rats

by Ethicurean @ Saturday, February 24th, 2007.

Bad seed: A proposed merger between Monsanto (the world’s largest seed company) and the nation’s largest cottonseed seller could mean bad news for organic cotton growers, says the Center for Food Safety, which is seeking to block the deal. Wired News
Monopoly’s not just a game: Same merger threatens the livelihood of black and other small […]

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