Tag: agriculture
New report ranks 17 major US food manufacturers on their actions...
The report was conducted by As You Sow and found General Mills, Lamb Weston, Del Monte, and PepsiCo to score the highest when it came their actions to reduce the growing risk of pesticide use.
Personal interview: Professor Mark Skidmore What are the Prospects for Peace?
Mark Skidmore talks about how the role of everyday citizens in affecting the relationship the U.S. now has and will have with the rest of the world community.
Climate-friendly farming strategies can improve the land and generate income for...
With concerted efforts and investments, they could be expanded to achieve a pace and scale that will help address climate change.
New study finds correlation between specific pesticides and central nervous system...
"Policy interventions to reduce pesticide exposure in individuals residing near agricultural fields should be considered to protect the health of children."
64% of world’s farmland at risk from pesticide pollution, study finds
"This is important because the wider scientific literature has found that pesticide pollution can have adverse impacts on human health and the environment."
Overhaul the USDA
For decades, the agriculture department has been indifferent to struggling rural communities. That has to change.
Almost 90% of the world’s animal species will lose some habitat...
With swift, ambitious and coordinated action, we can indeed provide a healthy and secure diet for the world’s population without further major loss of habitats.
The federal government shouldn’t be trying to salvage our broken food...
Congress is considering an allocation for the mass killing of farmed animals.
‘Anything but secure’: advocates decry USDA rule allowing Big Ag to...
"Consumers have a right to know how gene editing is being used to produce the foods they buy in the market."
Why farmers are dumping milk down the drain and letting produce...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to begin purchasing US$3 billion in fresh produce, dairy and meat to support farmers and eventually distribute it to food pantries and other organizations feeding Americans in need.
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Grow your own food—and a kinder world: How veganic farming can turn your garden...
More than just growing food without animal products, veganic farming reimagines agriculture as a space where humans, wildlife, and even soil microbes can coexist and flourish together, offering a bold and compassionate alternative to traditional organic methods.
Once upon a time (and not any time either!)
My strange tale of how the war on terror came home in the age of Donald J. Trump.
Two visions of the US will compete at the World Cup
A big tent coalition is harnessing the energy surrounding the World Cup to imagine a more free and democratic United States.
Gaza surgeon wins New Jersey House primary on healthcare not bombs campaign
Dr. Adam Hamawy, a retired Army combat surgeon who treated patients in Gaza during Israel’s assault on the enclave, won New Jersey’s Democratic primary in a deep-blue congressional district after running on a platform centered on healthcare, economic reform, immigration policy, and opposition to U.S. support for the war in Gaza.
What unifies MAGA precisely explains its epic, repeat fiascos: Fixated, self-righteous, absolutist fundamentalism
That’s why disgruntled ‘24 voters endure the brokenness of the marriage made in hell—with now everyone’s life but the rich far more aggrieved than a year and a half ago, two years ago, or four years ago.