A while back I wrote that the USDA was stealing the term Naturally Grown. Well, they have done so. No need to listen to comments from the people. No need to wait for the rule to be implemented. They just went ahead and stopped the use of Certified Naturally Grown (CNG) on meat labels. I hate saying “I told you so,” I really do, especially since I’m the one, along with all CNG farmers and consumers, who’s taking a beating here…
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Meat & Poultry asked the press contacts of the various presidential candidates where they stood on issues affecting protein producers. Democratic candidate John Edwards gave them a lot more than they asked for.
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An uncivil war: Mapping the defeat of subsidy reform
These days, votes in the Senate are usually either along party lines (51-49), or lopsided like 98-2 or 100-0. However, the vote on the Dorgan-Grassley amendment, which would have set a $250,000 limit for farm subsidy payments to any one farm, was unusual. The No votes were cast by 31 Republicans, 11 Democrats and […]
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Posts by bloggers at both personal and nonprofit sites that you won’t want to miss.
The blame frame, part 2: Who wins, and who whines, when corn prices rise
In my last post, I took a lengthy look at the role that farmers play in the livestock production system. In case you didn’t make it that far, here’s my conclusion: In their role as feed-growers and animal-raisers, farmers are an important but virtually powerless piece of the system. Wedged between big companies selling them […]
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Digest - Commentary: Journalists protest NAIS secrecy, Farm Bill reformers split
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Digest - Features: Farmers, dairymen protest govt crackdowns; rare farm-animal breeds; superbugs coming
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Digest - Commentary: Farm Bill fur flying, humane groups proposing Cal. initiative
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“Weed It and Reap”: Michael Pollan shreds current Farm Bill in the New York Times
Michael Pollan has an op-ed in today’s New York Times that explains, in his trademark clear, wryly humorous style, why the current version of the Farm Bill the Senate is preparing to pass is “very much a farm bill in the traditional let-them-eat-high-fructose-corn-syrup mold.”
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