Advocates for independent ranchers, workers and consumers demand federal action to restore fair markets
August 27, 2010, Fort Collins, Colo. – Today the USDA and the Department of Justice hold the fourth in a series of historic workshops on corporate concentration and lack of competition in agriculture. This workshop will examine the livestock industry.
A coalition of organizations that represent independent ranchers, workers and consumers is asking the agencies for new regulations and enforcement efforts to clarify and strengthen protections provided in the Packers and Stockyards Act to mitigate unfair practices that put farmers and ranchers, workers, and consumers at a disadvantage.
Bollywood documentary: Poison on the Platter
This documentary film on the dangers of genetically modified food by Ajay Kanchan was made for an Indian audience.
Organic farming can feed the world
Catherine Badgley, University of Michigan Assistant professor Ecology and Evolutionary Biology speaks about the potential of organics.
Un conte de trois villes: La lutte mondiale pour éradiquer la faim
Par Eric Holt-Giménez
Directeur exécutif, l'Institut pour l'Alimentation et la Politique de Développement (Food First), version anglaise publié par Huffington Post, 23 mai, 2010:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-holt-gimenez/a-tale-of-threecitiesthe...
GMO corn contaminates Mexican native corn fields
Phantoms in the machine: GM corn spreads to Mexico
by MARIE-MONIQUE ROBIN
The Age, July 3 2010
http://www.theage.com.au/world/phantoms-in-the-machine-gm-corn-spreads-t...
I LANDED in Oaxaca, Mexico, in October 2006. Nestled in the heart of a lush landscape of green mountains, the city is considered one of the jewels of the country's tourist industry. I was here, however, to investigate contaminated corn.
COP 16 Climate Conference Peoples' Gathering
Over 100,000 concerned citizens from North and South America, Europe, Africa and Asia are expected to converge on Cancun, including leading farm, food, Fair Trade, climate justice, and anti-GE activists. They'll attend a wide range of workshops, forums, and cultural events. Following up on the theme of the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil, "Another World is Possible," the emphasis in Cancun will be on presenting solutions and alternatives to the climate crisis.
Come for teach-ins and demonstrations.
Dead zone in gulf linked to ethanol production
San Francisco Chronicle - July 6, 2010
By Carolyn Lochhead
While the BP oil spill has been labeled the worst environmental catastrophe in recent U.S. history, a biofuel is contributing to a Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" the size of New Jersey that scientists say could be every bit as harmful to the gulf.
Bayer retreats and suspends its application for approval of Liberty Link rice in Brazil
Update from the GM-Free Brazil Campaign
Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | July 7 2010
At Bayer’s request, the company’s application for commercial release of its Liberty Link rice (LL62), genetically modified for tolerance to glufosinate ammonium herbicide, has been temporarily dropped. In a communiqué to the CTNBio (National Technical Biosafety Commission, the official body responsible for approving GMOs in Brazil) Bayer claimed that it needed more time to reach an agreement with leading rice producers, who are opposed to the product’s release.