I suppose that, depending upon where you see the glass, this is just another of these half-full or half-empty conversations.…
Industrial Agriculture
More Good News from Nebraska Beef–a Company That Sues Its Victims
Nebraska Beef Recall Expanded Associated Press Friday, July 4, 2008; D02 Nebraska Beef is expanding a recall announced earlier this…
Global Warming Not the Only Threat to High Mountain Meadows
Closed-Door Deal Could Open Land In Montana Forest Service Angers Locals With Move That May Speed Building By Karl Vick…
The ‘Hard Data’ on Watermelon
Scientists: Watermelon Yields Viagra-like Effects By BETSY BLANEY The Associated Press Thursday, July 3, 2008; 5:48 PM LUBBOCK, Texas —…
The Question Is, Can You Still Call It “Meat?”
Engineering a Safer Burger Technology Is Entrepreneur’s Main Ingredient for Bacteria-Free Beef By Annys Shin Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday,…
Priorities Shot to Hell, We Plunge into the Energy Abyss
Wind Can Supply 20% of U.S. Electricity, Report Says By Steven Mufson Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, May 13, 2008;…
Playing ‘Chicken’ with Labeling Laws–Tyson Lies for a Buck
Court Orders Tyson to Suspend Ads For Antibiotic-Free Chicken By Annys Shin Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, May 2, 2008;…
Lesson #297 in Why We’ll Never Feed the World
Searching For a Fourth Wife Farid would take a fourth wife if he could afford one. This 29-year-old gravel supplier…
Bullfeathers and Big Sugar
Sugar Industry Expands Influence Donations Spread Beyond Farm Areas By Dan Morgan Special to The Washington Post Saturday, November 3,…
Two Sides of a Very Different Farming Story
Bitter Harvest for Small Farms Legal Troubles Mount as Local Producers Buck Food Safety Rules By Jane Black Washington Post…